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Casval214 t1_iw3z7os wrote

Reply to comment by Agariculture in Explaining Mercury’s Superconductivity, 111 Years Later. Theorists have finally explained the superconductivity of mercury, the first superconductor ever discovered—gaining insights that could be relevant to the search for room-temperature superconductors. by MistWeaver80

Glad I wasn’t the only one who at first thought how could an entire planet be super conductive.

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Quetzalcoatlasaurus t1_iw43ndz wrote

I mean, it's mostly made of metal so it wouldn't be impossible..

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EVEOpalDragon t1_iw48so9 wrote

At its temperature? I think that would warrant further Investigation.

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Quetzalcoatlasaurus t1_iw493i4 wrote

Oh, absolutely. If mercury were a superconductor, we would probably know by now with all the tests we've done. It almost certainly isn't, but a planet sized superconductor would be really interesting

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orangutanDOTorg t1_iw7p90r wrote

It was actually the 111 years later part that I thought was odd until I figured it out - I was like how did they know the planet was a super conductor way back then?

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