Red Hot Nickel Ball vs Space-Age Aerogel! ???????? | #shorts - Video

Red Hot Nickel Ball vs Space-Age Aerogel! ????????


What happens when a red-hot metal ball glowing at over 800°C meets the lightest solid on Earth? ????????

When a scalding red-hot nickel ball is placed directly onto a block of aerogel, the material doesn't melt, burn, or char! Even more mind-blowing: you can safely hold the aerogel block with your bare hand right underneath the blazing heat.

That’s because aerogel is composed of up to **99% air** trapped within a nanoporous silica structure, making it one of the absolute best thermal insulators in existence. It blocks over 99% of heat transfer! This scientific marvel is so effective that NASA uses it on space missions to shield spacecraft and astronauts from the extreme temperatures of deep space.

What do you think about this space-age material? Let me know in the comments below! ????

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