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minus-squareAnticorp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoIs mercury really one of the most toxic substances? I used to play around with it as a kid.
minus-squaremacrocarpa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 year agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_poisoning It is toxic Not sure what degrees of toxicity are measured in,like is there a Richter scale of toxicity I tried to think of a witty measurement but it’s late and I’ve had a hard day so I’m going to bed instead.
minus-squareAnticorp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoHopefully you had a great night’s sleep!
minus-squarelemmyng@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoBy itself maybe not. But dimethilmercury is scary AF.
minus-squarePrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoSame and I’ve honestly wondered if it’s had lasting damage for awhile now.
minus-squareLeadEyes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 year agoMercury alone is safe enough to handle a bit where you would be mostly worried about breathing too much of its vapor. Organic compounds of mercury on the other hand can kill you within days of a drop touching your skin.
Is mercury really one of the most toxic substances? I used to play around with it as a kid.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_poisoning
It is toxic
Not sure what degrees of toxicity are measured in,like is there a Richter scale of toxicity
I tried to think of a witty measurement but it’s late and I’ve had a hard day so I’m going to bed instead.
Hopefully you had a great night’s sleep!
By itself maybe not. But dimethilmercury is scary AF.
Same and I’ve honestly wondered if it’s had lasting damage for awhile now.
Mercury alone is safe enough to handle a bit where you would be mostly worried about breathing too much of its vapor. Organic compounds of mercury on the other hand can kill you within days of a drop touching your skin.
Thank you!