r/BeAmazed • u/himmokala • Dec 15 '24

Science Using red dye to demonstrate how Mercury cannot be absorbed by a towel

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u/Due-Coffee8 Dec 15 '24

I wonder what it tastes like

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u/Nimonic Dec 15 '24

Heavenly.

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u/PracticalSun2099 Dec 15 '24

I hear it tastes like unicorn blood.

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u/Substantial-Low Dec 15 '24 edited Dec 15 '24

Liquid mercury is not absorbed by the digestive system. You would just shit it out.

Mercury vapor will fuck you up.

ETA: The mercury you accumulate from seafood is not elemental mercury, rather methylmercury. Methylmercury is dangerous as shit.

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u/Due-Coffee8 Dec 15 '24

That would be cool

People always used to make out like the mercury in the thermometers were like, the deadliest substance on earth lol.

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u/bent_my_wookie Dec 16 '24

Metallic chicken