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Posted: 9/27/2016 9:31:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Pro-tip: Mercury is quickly absorbed through the skin. Don't touch it. Elemental mercury, no. Organomercurial compounds, yes. We're talking elemental mercury here. |
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Posted: 9/27/2016 9:34:41 PM EDT
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Needs to use a Ferguson.
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Posted: 9/27/2016 9:52:59 PM EDT
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That was pretty cool.
I didn't know that someone could but casks of mercury and bars of tungsten. |
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Posted: 9/27/2016 10:24:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Grade school teachers used to pass it out to us in class to play with for science class. We would pass it from student to student...No big deal. |
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Posted: 9/27/2016 10:48:54 PM EDT
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Alexander Calder built a fountain that pumps mercury. it is in Barcelona Spain.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1FnF5zUPEE The mercury ninnies in this thread are scarier that the mercury |
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Posted: 9/27/2016 11:02:31 PM EDT
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Alexander Calder built a fountain that pumps mercury. it is in Barcelona Spain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1FnF5zUPEE The mercury ninnies in this thread are scarier that the mercury That is housed in a glass structure..... |
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Posted: 9/27/2016 11:18:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Probably related to his mining operation Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Where the hell would a person get all of that Mercury? shit can't be cheap. Probably related to his mining operation He mines his own. You can also get a good bit from old thermostats. |
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Posted: 9/27/2016 11:27:47 PM EDT
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Alexander Calder built a fountain that pumps mercury. it is in Barcelona Spain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1FnF5zUPEE The mercury ninnies in this thread are scarier that the mercury That is housed in a glass structure..... NOW housed in a glass structure. It was openly displayed for decades,starting with the 1937 World's Fair. Mercury is not plutonium. |
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Posted: 9/28/2016 12:08:18 AM EDT
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NOW housed in a glass structure. It was openly displayed for decades,starting with the 1937 World's Fair. Mercury is not plutonium. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Alexander Calder built a fountain that pumps mercury. it is in Barcelona Spain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1FnF5zUPEE The mercury ninnies in this thread are scarier that the mercury That is housed in a glass structure..... NOW housed in a glass structure. It was openly displayed for decades,starting with the 1937 World's Fair. Mercury is not plutonium. Hmmmm maybe 75 years worth of medical and toxicological science behind mercury exposure might have something to do about it........ But this is ARFCOM and were above all that stupid sciency stuff |
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Posted: 9/28/2016 2:21:21 AM EDT
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Wish this video could be shown to the poor kids that got put on lock down and quarantine at a high school when there was a small mercury spill.
There seems to be no middle ground between those that dont think it is a big deal and those who make it way bigger a deal than it needs to be. |
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Posted: 9/28/2016 3:00:39 AM EDT
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in before his kelation therapy
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Posted: 9/28/2016 6:12:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Wish this video could be shown to the poor kids that got put on lock down and quarantine at a high school when there was a small mercury spill. There seems to be no middle ground between those that dont think it is a big deal and those who make it way bigger a deal than it needs to be. Mercury was probably from a mining operation where it is used to recover fine gold then run through a retort to separate the gold and recover the mercury. |
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Posted: 9/28/2016 8:43:11 AM EDT
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I've got access to a sealed 5lb container of bulk grade Hg that a relative wants me to "get rid of" for them. thoughts?
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Posted: 9/28/2016 8:48:08 AM EDT
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I've got access to a sealed 5lb container of bulk grade Hg that a relative wants me to "get rid of" for them. thoughts? Werewolf bullets? 
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Posted: 9/28/2016 9:10:51 AM EDT
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in before his kelation therapy Incidental contact won't hurt him. He's okay unless he sniffs the vapor when he smelts his gold back out of the amalgam. |
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Posted: 9/28/2016 9:53:41 AM EDT
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I hereby declare that mercury should replace water in all toilet advertisements, like how they use the infamous mysterious blue liquid as a proxy for blood in maxi pad commercials.
Then again, not sure I've ever seen a toilet commercial. |
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Posted: 9/28/2016 9:59:23 AM EDT
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I hereby declare that mercury should replace water in all toilet advertisements, like how they use the infamous mysterious blue liquid as a proxy for blood in maxi pad commercials. Then again, not sure I've ever seen a toilet commercial. I've got powerflush toilets, that could be interesting
Imagine dropping a loaf on top of a bowl of mercury. No sinking. It just sits there. 
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Posted: 9/28/2016 10:04:02 AM EDT
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This. It is very heavy and with absorb into the pores. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Pro-tip: Mercury is quickly absorbed through the skin. Don't touch it. This. It is very heavy and with absorb into the pores. Lol. No. Ironic that a group of guys who handle lead and lethal machines on a regular basis are worried about a remote risk like touching mercury. |
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Posted: 9/28/2016 10:07:35 AM EDT
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When I was in school our science teacher had a big jar of mercury. He came around to each table and poured some into a paper plate and let us play with it and see how it reacted.
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Posted: 9/28/2016 10:08:32 AM EDT
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In this thread:
We discover who doesn't understand basic chemistry or biology. |
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Posted: 9/28/2016 10:10:37 AM EDT
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NOW housed in a glass structure. It was openly displayed for decades,starting with the 1937 World's Fair. Mercury is not plutonium. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Alexander Calder built a fountain that pumps mercury. it is in Barcelona Spain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1FnF5zUPEE The mercury ninnies in this thread are scarier that the mercury That is housed in a glass structure..... NOW housed in a glass structure. It was openly displayed for decades,starting with the 1937 World's Fair. Mercury is not plutonium. A lot of people have learned the hard way that mercury is toxic. To try to say otherwise is silly. Maybe you and some others played with mercury as kids, I'm sure a percentage of people could probably handle a live rattlesnake and not get bitten but that doesn't mean it's not dangerous. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 9/28/2016 10:13:52 AM EDT
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Crazy ass Cody. Hand dip to flush the toilet at 8:00 minutes lol  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvVaaZ21C44Dude has WAY to much time on his hands. 
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Posted: 9/28/2016 10:14:29 AM EDT
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A lot of people have learned the hard way that mercury is toxic. To try to say otherwise is silly. Maybe you and some others played with mercury as kids, I'm sure a percentage of people could probably handle a live rattlesnake and not get bitten but that doesn't mean it's not dangerous. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Alexander Calder built a fountain that pumps mercury. it is in Barcelona Spain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1FnF5zUPEE The mercury ninnies in this thread are scarier that the mercury That is housed in a glass structure..... NOW housed in a glass structure. It was openly displayed for decades,starting with the 1937 World's Fair. Mercury is not plutonium. A lot of people have learned the hard way that mercury is toxic. To try to say otherwise is silly. Maybe you and some others played with mercury as kids, I'm sure a percentage of people could probably handle a live rattlesnake and not get bitten but that doesn't mean it's not dangerous. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Handling elemental mercury is about as potentially harmful to your health as handling .22LR. Ingesting elemental mercury isn't even all that dangerous. You body just doesn't absorb it readily. Yes, it can be dangerous if a high concentration of the vapor is inhaled or if it gets in your blood stream and blocks capillaries. Methyl / dimethyl mercury on the other hand is many times more dangerous, as it can be readily absorbed through the skin. |
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Posted: 9/28/2016 10:18:23 AM EDT
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Wish this video could be shown to the poor kids that got put on lock down and quarantine at a high school when there was a small mercury spill. There seems to be no middle ground between those that dont think it is a big deal and those who make it way bigger a deal than it needs to be. The ninnies here in NV locked down a school full of kids OVERNIGHT. They went full retard. Sure, the mercury needed to be dealt with - but the hazard is the vapor. locking people in a building with a spill? Idiots. The middle ground is reasonable safety and mitigation. Going batshit crazy & tearing out a gymnasium floor was not the middle ground. Once the EPA got here we had about 900 parents locked out & told nothing - more fear mongering. Then some idiot told the parents to wash the kids clothes in HOT water... Mercury is not food. It is also not plutonium. Lead is equally dangerous - and the ninnies are going after that too... |
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Posted: 9/28/2016 10:21:18 AM EDT
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I've got access to a sealed 5lb container of bulk grade Hg that a relative wants me to "get rid of" for them. thoughts? Mail it to Cody, his "About" page lists his contact info. |
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Posted: 9/28/2016 10:41:01 AM EDT
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Times change.
If somebody drops an old fashioned thermometer and breaks it they bring in a hazmat response team. |
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Posted: 9/28/2016 11:43:19 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Use to work for an oil and gas company that had gallons of the stuff. They used to use it in some of their measuring devices. We played with it all the time. But even we rednecks new to make sure we had no cuts. This. The refinery I worked at (back in the 70s) had a building with a ton of old meters in it with the mercury leaking out of them. It was fun to play with. Still have a 2oz. bottle of the stuff that I saved. It's amazing how much a small sample can weigh. |
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Posted: 9/28/2016 2:31:32 PM EDT
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The ninnies here in NV locked down a school full of kids OVERNIGHT. They went full retard. Sure, the mercury needed to be dealt with - but the hazard is the vapor. locking people in a building with a spill? Idiots. The middle ground is reasonable safety and mitigation. Going batshit crazy & tearing out a gymnasium floor was not the middle ground. Once the EPA got here we had about 900 parents locked out & told nothing - more fear mongering. Then some idiot told the parents to wash the kids clothes in HOT water... Mercury is not food. It is also not plutonium. Lead is equally dangerous - and the ninnies are going after that too... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Wish this video could be shown to the poor kids that got put on lock down and quarantine at a high school when there was a small mercury spill. There seems to be no middle ground between those that dont think it is a big deal and those who make it way bigger a deal than it needs to be. The ninnies here in NV locked down a school full of kids OVERNIGHT. They went full retard. Sure, the mercury needed to be dealt with - but the hazard is the vapor. locking people in a building with a spill? Idiots. The middle ground is reasonable safety and mitigation. Going batshit crazy & tearing out a gymnasium floor was not the middle ground. Once the EPA got here we had about 900 parents locked out & told nothing - more fear mongering. Then some idiot told the parents to wash the kids clothes in HOT water... Mercury is not food. It is also not plutonium. Lead is equally dangerous - and the ninnies are going after that too... I remember the story. As a "kid" in that high school I would have been gone at the first sign of full retard. Arrest me, expel me, wouldnt give a damn. Cannot find me while going through the roll call? Ohwell go into full anic I guess I was disolved by the mercury blob. Only thing that kept me at high school was the sport I played at the time. Despite that I managed to nearly get kicked out my sophmore year and that was without having an excuse. Something like this, basically keeping me prisoner over something so stupid, yeah I am gone at the first oppotunity and would fight if it came to it. This country is getting more and more stupid. |
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Posted: 9/28/2016 2:38:14 PM EDT
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It's like handling any other material use common sense and wash your hands.
I have things in my Aquarium that are far deadlier to handle. |
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Posted: 9/28/2016 2:57:28 PM EDT
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wow i had no idea arf had so many butt hurt safety scientist
oh the noes mercury will kill ya with a bad glance |
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Posted: 9/28/2016 3:01:33 PM EDT
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This. It is very heavy and with absorb into the pores. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Pro-tip: Mercury is quickly absorbed through the skin. Don't touch it. This. It is very heavy and with absorb into the pores. just like lead OMG stop reloading and shooting!!!!
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Posted: 9/28/2016 3:49:36 PM EDT
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The flush pattern was cool... Yeah, that was really cool and seeing the lead bullet floating on top. Neat. |
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Posted: 9/28/2016 8:10:36 PM EDT
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It's so harmless you can cook your breakfast on it.
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Posted: 9/28/2016 8:35:38 PM EDT
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In the old days a miner would cut a hole in a potato and make a crucible.
Put a bit of mercury in the hole and drop some gold dust on the mercury. The gold would adhere to the mercury. Then he would put the potato on some coals to melt the gold and form a nugget. Meanwhile the mercury turned to vapor. Often times this was done in a tent or enclosed shanty with poor circulation. As heavy as gold is and seeing it float is pretty amazing. |
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Posted: 9/28/2016 8:57:04 PM EDT
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It's a shame that that stuff is so toxic... because mercury is a damned cool material. Look up gallium. It is a solid but melts at 85.5 degrees F. Safe to play with too. My son has some and it's cool to melt in hot water and cast things. |
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Posted: 9/28/2016 9:05:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryPretty good album, BTW. |
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Posted: 9/28/2016 9:53:03 PM EDT
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Mail it to Cody, his "About" page lists his contact info. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've got access to a sealed 5lb container of bulk grade Hg that a relative wants me to "get rid of" for them. thoughts? Mail it to Cody, his "About" page lists his contact info. Just wait and see what condition that package arrives in. USPS will destroy it and create an international incident. |
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Posted: 9/28/2016 9:56:52 PM EDT
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Just wait and see what condition that package arrives in. USPS will destroy it and create an international incident. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've got access to a sealed 5lb container of bulk grade Hg that a relative wants me to "get rid of" for them. thoughts? Mail it to Cody, his "About" page lists his contact info. Just wait and see what condition that package arrives in. USPS will destroy it and create an international incident. At least they wouldnt ship it air like UPS probably would... I still want to see what a SMALL amount of mercury could do to the aluminum of an aircraft's frame. |
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