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arrow-up1255arrow-down1imageThe constant negativity is killing melemmy.worldFenrirIII@lemmy.world to Star Wars Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square38fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·6 months agoIs mercury really one of the most toxic substances? I used to play around with it as a kid.
minus-squarelemmynglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months agoBy itself maybe not. But dimethilmercury is scary AF.
minus-squaremacrocarpa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-26 months 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-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoHopefully you had a great night’s sleep!
minus-squarePrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoSame and I’ve honestly wondered if it’s had lasting damage for awhile now.
minus-squareLeadEyes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·6 months 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.
By itself maybe not. But dimethilmercury is scary AF.
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!
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!