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minus-square@BobbysauruslinkEnglish35•7 months agoMercury was used to stiffen hats for a long time. That is also the background for the “mat hatters”.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•7 months agoBow do you stiffen something with mercury?
minus-squareSchadrachlinkfedilinkEnglish6•7 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury(II)_nitrate specifically.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish33•edit-27 months agoMad as a hatter, mercury poisoning.
What’s that about hats?
Mercury was used to stiffen hats for a long time. That is also the background for the “mat hatters”.
Mats with hats?
Bow do you stiffen something with mercury?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury(II)_nitrate specifically.
Very carefully.
Mad as a hatter, mercury poisoning.