Two scientists/technicians work on a large coil using a hammer; CU of their hands, panning down coil; one wedding finger is missing to the first knuckle. Pans up metal contraption; box with tubing attached at top. CU hands lowering tubing into box, the cryostat. Shot of the front of the box part of the device, with dials and buttons all over it. CU scientist adjusting dials and buttons. CU gears moving. CU steam/gas coming from vial scientist holds. CU hands with adjusting vials of steaming/gas from vials and water. CU hands turning odd square hammer made of mercury, says narrator; pounds nail into something (wood presumably) with it. CU scientist demonstrating the flexibility of rubber strip. Puts in cryostat; uses mercury hammer to it into pound into same surface. Dramatic music as ball is frozen, removed, and smashed. Wire becomes less malleable.