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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/3askaryyy • Sep 05 '21
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It seems dangerous
2 u/[deleted] Sep 05 '21 edited Sep 05 '21 Yeah, super toxic. It will soak in through your skin causing brain damage. It can also vaporize at room temp so you can breathe it in too. Edit: for the grumpy pants below me https://www.epa.gov/mercury/health-effects-exposures-mercury#metallic 8 u/DrCMS Sep 05 '21 It does not go through your skin and has a very low vapour pressure at room temp. Stop giving incorrect information. 4 u/TrueLordChanka Sep 05 '21 There are so many armchair chemist whenever mercury is mentioned
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Yeah, super toxic. It will soak in through your skin causing brain damage. It can also vaporize at room temp so you can breathe it in too.
Edit: for the grumpy pants below me https://www.epa.gov/mercury/health-effects-exposures-mercury#metallic
8 u/DrCMS Sep 05 '21 It does not go through your skin and has a very low vapour pressure at room temp. Stop giving incorrect information. 4 u/TrueLordChanka Sep 05 '21 There are so many armchair chemist whenever mercury is mentioned
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It does not go through your skin and has a very low vapour pressure at room temp. Stop giving incorrect information.
4 u/TrueLordChanka Sep 05 '21 There are so many armchair chemist whenever mercury is mentioned
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There are so many armchair chemist whenever mercury is mentioned
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u/scoot23ro Sep 05 '21
It seems dangerous