LostXOR to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world • 4 months ago5.35 kg (11.8 lb) of mercury compared to 5.35 kg of waterfedia.ioimagemessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1158arrow-down14
arrow-up1154arrow-down1image5.35 kg (11.8 lb) of mercury compared to 5.35 kg of waterfedia.ioLostXOR to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world • 4 months agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareLostXOROPlinkfedilink3•4 months agoYeah it’s a shame it’s so dangerous. You can get alloys like Galinstan that are liquid at room temperature, but they tend to stick to stuff and aren’t nearly as dense.
minus-square@daggermoon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink6•4 months agoIt’s danger is sort of exagerated. As long as you take reasonable safety precautions you will be fine. Here’s a guy flushing a toilet with mercury.
minus-square@essell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•4 months agoThe video only shows that he could, I wonder if he stopped to think if he should.
Yeah it’s a shame it’s so dangerous. You can get alloys like Galinstan that are liquid at room temperature, but they tend to stick to stuff and aren’t nearly as dense.
It’s danger is sort of exagerated. As long as you take reasonable safety precautions you will be fine. Here’s a guy flushing a toilet with mercury.
The video only shows that he could, I wonder if he stopped to think if he should.