Inspired by Han's Jenny's experiments in Cymatics, I came across a picture in his book where he had tested Mercury. Wanting to replicate these experiments and try a new medium with my cymatics set up, I looked for a liquid metal similar to Mercury but wanted to test a metal that was not toxic. With a little bit of online research I came across Gallium, a solid that melts at roughly 86 degrees Fahrenheit transforming into liquid thereafter. There was not a lot of material online of people testing gallium in the field of cymatics so I was happy to pioneer an area with not a lot of experimentation. With that I quickly sourced and ordered my Gallium!
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The Gallium arrived and I got to work the same day. I introduced it to hot water, turned it into a liquid and added it to a petri dish via the supplied surgical plunger. I decided to try the resonance speaker as my mode to create vibration as the petri dish fit perfectly over the top of it. With the speaker hooked to the Bluetooth amplifier and an online tone generator I was ready to go!
The first frequency I introduced it to was the "OM" frequency or 136.1 Hz and it yielded spectacular results, that is once I was able to get an even spread with the gallium in the dish which only took a small amount of agitation to accomplish. The next minor hiccup I ran into was that the gallium began to crystallize and reform into solid rather quickly with the ambient temperature being below the required 86 degrees to keep the element a liquid. I rectified this problem with a portable heater and continued the experiments. The next issue I ran into was my camera not liking the heat and nearing auto shut off. Guess I will be doing my test in smaller increments for now.
Other frequencies I tested were 111 HZ, 174 Hz, 222 Hz, 60Hz and 75Hz.As demonstrated in the video (link below).
https://youtu.be/06ALmlNouWg?si=VUMj-5MQlZ0Z9ksV
I would call this initial test a success, with a few lessons learned I think future experiments will go a bit smoother. I plan to test other frequencies with gallium and other substances in the near future. If you have any suggestions make sure you leave them in the comments below!
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