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> trogdor! Wrote:
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> > Mercury - Liquid. Metal. Dangerous.
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> > Oh...and cool looking.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pouring_liquid_m
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> > ercury_bionerd.jpg
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> Mercury is one very cool liquid!
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> I like the way it blobs around.
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> But, don't touch it.. you'll die immediately.
You can touch elemental mercury. It's got such a high surface tension it's unlikely to pass through your skin. Ask anyone over 70 and they probably played with it as kids. Just remember to wash your hands afterward.
Organomercury compounds are a different story. Those go right through many types of protective gloves, and subsequent death is swift.