Why did my uncle have gallium vials?

Yadda · 18 Feb 2019 at 16:33

Maybe he inherited them from his Uncle, had no idea what they were for and stuck them in a drawer in the garage.

Now it's your turn.

JBuk · 18 Feb 2019 at 16:34

The family joke that has been running for centuries

Rannoch · 18 Feb 2019 at 16:38

Yadda said:
Maybe he inherited them from his Uncle, had no idea what they were for and stuck them in a drawer in the garage.

Now it's your turn.

JBuk said:
The family joke that has been running for centuries

Quite possibly

Rannoch · 18 Feb 2019 at 16:39

builder22 said:
Maybe he did some work for a Magician, or electrician, or...

Possibly.

Dave M · 18 Feb 2019 at 17:04

He was old, old people buy any old **** from flea markets, 2nd hand shops or car boots.

hughtrimble · 18 Feb 2019 at 17:09

Dave M said:
He was old, old people buy any old **** from flea markets, 2nd hand shops or car boots.

If I saw these for sale at a car boot, I'd certainly buy them for a suitably bargain basement price as I currently have no use for them...but it seems like a useful material to have around!

Saw a gallium dagger in the Saatchi gallery once. Pretty cool, although it had misshapen somewhat, although reading the below, that was sort of the point

Linky: https://www.saatchigallery.com/artists/james_balmforth_new_order.htm

Yadda · 18 Feb 2019 at 17:15

hughtrimble said:
If I saw these for sale at a car boot, I'd certainly buy them for a suitably bargain basement price as I currently have no use for them...but it seems like a useful material to have around!

Saw a gallium dagger in the Saatchi gallery once. Pretty cool, although it had misshapen somewhat, although reading the below, that was sort of the point

Linky: https://www.saatchigallery.com/artists/james_balmforth_new_order.htm

Before your edit, I was going to suggest it must've looked like a Salvador Dali.

hughtrimble · 18 Feb 2019 at 17:19

Yadda said:
Before your edit, I was going to suggest it must've looked like a Salvador Dali.

It really wasn't that bad as it was stored vertically, with the blade pointing down.

It had just lost some of its form, so it looked like someone had bent a Fairbairn Sykes out of shape and miss-ground the facets.

Also had some schmutz on it from where it appeared someone had touched it.

Can't have helped that the room was really, really hot too!

peterwalkley · 18 Feb 2019 at 17:28

They're minerals vargas ... minerals !

Rannoch · 18 Feb 2019 at 17:39

Dave M said:
He was old, old people buy any old **** from flea markets, 2nd hand shops or car boots.

Not his style.

peterwalkley said:
They're minerals vargas ... minerals !

I have asked for the vials.

Now what can I use them for ?

hughtrimble · 18 Feb 2019 at 17:45

Vargas said:
Now what can I use them for ?

- Make a mirror
- Look in said mirror and say 'Look what I have made'
- Feel cool

Then store them like your uncle for shiggles

Arsonist · 18 Feb 2019 at 17:52

Did you uncle have anything to do with (checks online for uses of gallium) making jewelry?

Pipe & Slippers · 18 Feb 2019 at 22:24

Vargas said:
More pipe and slippers.

Jeez, I've been rumbled

Hedge · 18 Feb 2019 at 22:29

He ordered 600g of Vallium from a hard of hearing drug dealer.

LOAM · 18 Feb 2019 at 23:06

How do you know its Gallium?

Chris Wilson · 19 Feb 2019 at 10:20

cheesyboy said:
Use it to weaken metal. maybe to break safes or locks? Was he a bank robber?

Worse, apparently he was a solicitor...

[FnG]magnolia · 19 Feb 2019 at 10:31

Wink face? Chris! We've talked about this several times! You need someone to edit your copy before it gets sent out to the masses!

Say you're sorry for ruining English even in pictorial form. Say it!

No! Say it like you mean it!

Chris - you've lost the news. I hope you're happy now.

Best Regards, English Competency +1

fake e: well, for content: was your solicitor a bank robber who enjoyed mirrors or hearing disorders?

Rannoch · 19 Feb 2019 at 10:33

LOAM said:
How do you know its Gallium?

It was on the vials.

Distracted · 19 Feb 2019 at 10:38

Vargas said:
Nothing like that. Something doesn’t add up as it’s a very odd thing for him to have.

VincentHanna said:
Well I doubt he was up to anything dodgy with it.

It's not like he had loads of vials of Rohypnol

Raymond Lin said:
Keeping that in the garage with the tools seems perfectly normal, it's not like you found a blood-stained knife with wrapped in a towel.

The Gallium was a distraction. "They'll never find the knives and drugs while they trying to figure this out!"

Mission accomplished.

[FnG]magnolia · 19 Feb 2019 at 10:43

Distracted said:
The Gallium was a distraction. "They'll never find the knives and drugs while they trying to figure this out!"

Mission accomplished.

Strong username + post combo.