Mercury(II) thiocyanate aka Paraoh’s snake

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Possibly the creepiest thing we’ve seen all season, here’s mercury(II) thiocyanate’s decomposition initiated by heating. The terrarium adds a nice effect, like we’re watching some kind of sand monster out of Star Trek. Video queued to 1:20, when the action starts. One Facebook commenter noted, “I guess when you burn mercury thiocyanate, it opens up a portal to hell.” [Thanks, Laura!]

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7 thoughts on “Mercury(II) thiocyanate aka Paraoh’s snake

  1. RocketGuy says:

    About halfway through I expected it to have written “NO KILL I” in the sand…

    But then it got a bit more Lovecraftian, rather than being an example of (wait for it) “hortaculture”.

  2. Alan says:

    Google “snake fireworks,” and you’ll get a whole bunch of videos like this. Most feature the standard black snake, and a few show how you can get a much bigger effect by stacking a bunch of the little tablets into a line.

  3. Heftman says:

    That reminds me of how my thoughts spread like cancer when I get a bad idea about how to take revenge on someone. Feels just like that. Uncanny

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