Re: [APD] Re: Temperature, Thermometers & Mercury

[Vaughn Hopkins <hoppy1 at surewest_net>]

Liquid mercury is not the major hazard, so I doubt that your brain 
misfires would be caused by the little thermometer caper.  My 
experiences with mercury include having a mercury filled, high pressure 
manometer explode from over pressure and spray me in the face with 
mercury (it felt like water).  I just went home, took a shower and 
washed my clothes.  My brain still works fine - ok, how about as fine 
as it ever did - or as fine as I would expect it to work at my age, or 
something.  Mercury that has combined formed an organic compound is 
another matter, and that, I understand, is the really poisonous stuff.

Vaughn H.

On Saturday, July 2, 2005, at 11:57 AM, Ann Viverette wrote:

> Oh, so that time I dropped the mercury thremometer in the kitchen and 
> picked up the mercury with my fingers and put it in an open cup on the 
> shelf for 3 or 4 years probably lead to all my brain misfires 
> today.... remeind me to look into chelation therapy again.
>
> Ann V

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