Cool Science Facts: Metal

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From the page: "In space, if unprotected pieces of metal touch each other, they stick together permanently." This is really darn interesting!

Reviewed by EarlSWynn Dec 29 2008, 07:08pm ( 54 reviews ) • coolsciencefacts.com

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Reviewed by KoraxDC on Nov 12, 7:12am

From the page: "While this effect is real, it probably isn't an issue for NASA." How about other space agencies? It's an issue for them? Or You just can't imagine that some one else can be in space except NASA guys?
Rated by mosleyj on Jul 27, 11:30pm

so this is how satellites and shit break down? very interesting
Rated by Byno on Jul 26, 10:50am

Cool article. And extra thumbs up for the update. Extra fact checking is always appreciated.
Reviewed by mrmunchies on Jun 09, 11:00am

From the page: "This doesn't happen on Earth, because the oxygen in our atmosphere forms an extremely thin film of oxidized metal on every exposed surface. The oxidization layer acts as a barrier that conveniently prevents chunks of metal from sticking to other chunks of metal. "
Rated by kenninger on Apr 01 2009, 4:28am

I like it.
Reviewed by noudjemaas on Mar 30 2009, 9:23am

I didn't know. Thanks stumbleupon!
Rated by tuffghostsu on Mar 12 2009, 7:43pm

Wow. That is so cool.
Reviewed by Fhqwhgads on Mar 05 2009, 2:46pm

I hate people who are too stupid to know the truth, but JUST smart enough to completely fool a total idiot like me.
Rated by kalaway on Jan 07 2009, 7:31am

so all those battle debris fields in Star Trek are crap--unless they don't make their ships out of a kind of metal.
Rated by qxan on Jan 04 2009, 6:48pm

Contradicts itself?

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