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02:08:13 MERCURY: MAGIC METAL. (1950s) #343 A VITAL & INTERESTING STORY OF NATURE'S LIQUID METAL THAT HAS OPENED NEW HORIZONS IN THE AGE OF SPACE.
02:08:23 CALIFORNIA'S PACIFIC FOOTHILLS. LOOKING DOWN TO ABANDONED MINE.
02:08:26 MAN WALKS AROUND INSIDE. MINING EQUIPMENT LEFT ABANDONED
02:08:30 OUTSIDE MINE. MEN WORK AT EXTRACTING THE METAL. BENT OVER DIGGING.
02:08:48 CU "QUICKSILVER" RAW MATERIAL. DOTS OF SILVER LIKE SUBSTANCE SEEN RUNNING THROUGH IT. FINGER POINTS IT OUT
02:08:57 LS EXTERIOR SHOT OF MINE
02:09:00 INSIDE MAN PUSHES MINE CAR FILLED WITH RAW MATERIAL THROUGH MINE OUTSIDE. ON TRACK
02:09:10 TIPS OVER CART AND SPILLS OUT TONS OF ORE.
02:09:14 CU FINGER POINTING OUT DOTS OF SILVER
02:09:21 REFINERY PROCESS. CRUSHED ORE IS PLACED IN ROTATORY FURNACES. FIRING PROCESS. HEATING UP ORE. HUGE TANKS. PASSES THROUGH TANKS IN DISTILLATION PROCESS. CU WATER FILLED TANKS
02:09:59 MAN WITH HOE SPREADS OUT LIME IN TRAY. CU LIME BEING SPREAD & MERCURY SNAKING DOWN THE PILE.
02:10:15 PRIME MERCURY IS BOTTLED. CU WEIGHING MACHINE STOPS AT 76 POUNDS.
02:10:22 MAN IN LAB COAT GOES OVER TO CHECK PROCESS.
02:10:31 CU MERCURY CRYSTALS BEING POURED INTO VIALS FINAL DISTILLATION PROCESS.
02:10:45 HAND TURNS KNOB & LIQUID MERCURY POURS INTO BOTTLE
02:10:52 CU HAND DIPPING INTO LIQUID MERCURY. PICKS UP HANDFUL & IT SORT OF MELTS AWAY
02:10:56 MAN PUTS STEEL WRENCH INTO MERCURY & IT FLOATS ALSO PUTS IN ONE POUND WEIGHT, IT TOO FLOATS. HAND PUTS MAGNET IN, IT FLOATS
02:11:16 BOTTLES FILLED WITH MERCURY.
