AP, Decision Desk HQ Call PA Senate Race, but Dems Are Still Trying...
Florida AG Ashely Moody Is Going to Make Sure FEMA Answers for Discriminating...
CNN Panel Left Speechless After Scott Jennings Defends 'American Hero' Pete Hegseth
Make Enforcing Laws Great Again! Seattle (Yes, SEATTLE) Starts Jailing Shoplifters, Other...
Dem Rep. Dan Goldman Took the Bait After Trump Joked About Running Again...
Yes. I'm Embarrassed That YOU'RE an American, Frothy-Mouthed Leftist. Does That COUNT?
Nature Is Healing: X Users Notice AOC Has Removed Pronouns From Her Bio
JD Vance Has Our Betters Clutching All SORTS of Pearls With BRUTAL Merrick...
Trump Wages War on the Deep State! Sends Shockwave Through DC!
HEROES: Female Athletes File First Amendment, Title IX Suit Against Conference Over Trans...
WHOA! Can It Be?! What Is Dan Bongino TRYING to Tell Us With...
Let's Freakin' GOOO! Sen. Rand Paul Set to Go NUCLEAR on Dr. 'The...
'What an Endorsement'! Andrew McCabe Warns Matt Gaetz Would 'Tear Things Up' at...
THE HORROR! Lefty Scholar All but WETS Himself After Discovering Pete Hegseth Is...
'Don't NEED You to Govern Me': Jesse Kelly Ends Pearl-Clutching Rep. in Heated...

Popular Mechanics has scientists recommend the best way to topple statues you decide you no longer like

It seems people have had no problem toppling statues, or cutting off their heads in some cases. We even had a professor on Twitter give detailed instructions on how the Washington Monument could be pulled over. But it looks like Popular Mechanics wanted to get in on the fun and decided to ask some scientists the best way to bring down racist statues using science.

Advertisement

Say you don’t have a large enough team to use the brute physical approach; try this recipe:

Maybe you’re operating with an even smaller team—or, bless your soul, toppling the statue all by yourself. In that case, your best bet is melting the damn thing. So let’s make a thermite reaction.

“The formula is very simple,” says Chris Harrison, a chemistry professor at San Diego State University. “It’s 3:1 by mass of rust and aluminum powder. You mix those together and use a piece of magnesium to use as a high temperature fuse. And if you don’t have one, you could use a sparkler.”

Advertisement

Advertisement

* * *

Update:

The very scientific March for Science thought its followers would be interested in these tips:


Related:

Join the conversation as a VIP Member

Recommended

Trending on Twitchy Videos

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement