Liquid Metal on CPU ?

[toucana]

This is a recent video posted by a computer repair YT channel I follow. What intrigued me was the nature of the problem. Basically a computer gamer tried to improve the performance of an Asus laptop by applying liquid metal to the motherboard - instead of the thermal paste normally used on heatsinks. And it left me wondering - Did they sleep through the class about metal being an excellent conductor of electricty - or what ?  Kudos to the repair guy for getting this one running again !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-mClhyaJng