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arrow-up1256arrow-down1imageThe constant negativity is killing melemmy.worldFenrirIII@lemmy.world to Star Wars Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2年前message-square38fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareAnticorp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2年前Is mercury really one of the most toxic substances? I used to play around with it as a kid.
minus-squaremacrocarpa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22年前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.
minus-squareAnticorp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2年前Hopefully you had a great night’s sleep!
minus-squarelemmyng@lemmy.cacakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2年前By itself maybe not. But dimethilmercury is scary AF.
minus-squarePrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2年前Same and I’ve honestly wondered if it’s had lasting damage for awhile now.
minus-squareLeadEyes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2年前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.
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!