• AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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    36 months ago

    Is mercury really one of the most toxic substances? I used to play around with it as a kid.

    • lemmyng
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      46 months ago

      By itself maybe not. But dimethilmercury is scary AF.

    • macrocarpa
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      6 months ago

      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.

      • @LeadEyes
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        136 months ago

        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.