The truth lies behind the stone 'magic' of metal melting

The video of the 'magic' stone capable of melting metal is causing netizens to stir.

In the video, it can be seen that the nail placed on the black stone almost immediately melted back to liquid.

The "magic" stone melted the metal.

'The Hidden Underbelly' - YouTube user posted the video online, the stone was found by a soldier in Myanmar.

'The soldier recounted that when he was sitting next to him, his gun was placed on top of the stone suddenly melted' , the video description clearly stated.

However, when netizens are still 'scratching their heads' in front of a rock that is said to be 'alien material' , the truth-testing website Snopes has the answer to this mystery.

Specifically, according to the Snopes, if melted, iron or steel (nails usually made of iron or iron-based metals) will return to liquid red rather than bright silver as in the video.

Therefore, the nail used in the video can be made from Gallium , which is a metal with a melting point of 29.8 degrees Celsius - the temperature can easily be achieved with a black stone lying outside. sunny all day.