by trickassbitches October 20, 2008
Zinc is the 30th element on the periodic table. It is a shiny, silver metal that is not very malleabel or ductile. it is commonly used in the manufacture of US pennies. (after the rise in the price of in copper 1983 to more than one cent per penny, the US government experimented with aluminum and steel, finally deciding on Copper-plated Zinc)
Zinc can be easily melted down in your backyard using nothing more than a steel cupcake pan, a few pennies, and a propane torch. all this usually costs 20 bucks and some cents. 5 for the cupcake pan, 15 for the torch and fuel kit from sears, and some pennies. although it takes a while, you can make virtually anything out of it using the process of lost wax casting. you simply get some paraffin wax, heat it up, mash it into the shape you want, with a lead coming off of it, put it in some plaster of paris with the lead sticking out a bit, melt the wax out, pour the metal in, break off the plaster and you have a sculpture!
Aside from being an essential nutrient (first sign of zinc deficiency: your sense of smell goes), zinc is very widely used as an anti-corrosion plating for things make of iron. Contrary to popular belief, zinc plated objects are not intended or expected to last indefinitely. Zinc also oxidizes, just more slowly than iron, and the lifetime of a zinc plated ("galvanized") item is determined by how thick the zinc plating is.
Zinc can be easily melted down in your backyard using nothing more than a steel cupcake pan, a few pennies, and a propane torch. all this usually costs 20 bucks and some cents. 5 for the cupcake pan, 15 for the torch and fuel kit from sears, and some pennies. although it takes a while, you can make virtually anything out of it using the process of lost wax casting. you simply get some paraffin wax, heat it up, mash it into the shape you want, with a lead coming off of it, put it in some plaster of paris with the lead sticking out a bit, melt the wax out, pour the metal in, break off the plaster and you have a sculpture!
Aside from being an essential nutrient (first sign of zinc deficiency: your sense of smell goes), zinc is very widely used as an anti-corrosion plating for things make of iron. Contrary to popular belief, zinc plated objects are not intended or expected to last indefinitely. Zinc also oxidizes, just more slowly than iron, and the lifetime of a zinc plated ("galvanized") item is determined by how thick the zinc plating is.
Zinc=Post-1983 Pennies
by Theodore W. Gray July 5, 2005
by Rororororooe December 17, 2019
Short for Zincite. A crystal with many terminations and color variation. It is also sometimes UV reactive.
kidd:Hey Kidd how much for that sweet Zinc.
Super hedie Shakedown douch: 60 Bucks.
Kidd: Thats whack.
Super hedie Shakedown douch: 60 Bucks.
Kidd: Thats whack.
by lotkidd April 29, 2009
Definition for a person who is considered gay most likely to end up in prison and dropping the soap.
by Physical July 29, 2019
A title given to cooks lower in rank than Iron Cook. It comes with double prize money. Introduced by Bender.
I decline the title of Iron Cook and accept only the lesser title of Zinc Saucier, which I just made up. Also, it comes with double prize money.
by classyfap August 30, 2010
The pits and holes that develop in the surface of a copper plated zinc 1 cent coin. Once the zinc core of a cent is exposed to the elements is starts to break down or rot. These holes are sometimes thought to be an error in the minting process, but it just damage.
by NoFearOfChange October 11, 2019