I Spilled Mercury on my Jeans...!

oh come on, don't be such a pussy...people once used to dip their hands in it at mining exhibitions.
they used to cure syphilis with it...well atleast they tried.

i once got concentrated lye sprayed directly into my eye...now that is a major panic moment.
 
I once got pure food colouring all over my hands. They were blue for so long.
 
I once cooked your mother and she's still alive.
 
Hehe, I remember in my 9th grade science class, our teacher made us read an article about a couple of teenagers who broke into an abandoned warehouse and found some mercury. Except, they didn't know what it was, so they thought they should smoke it. :| Needless to say, the article said they died. Sleep well!
 
Seriously, throw away your jeans.
 
Don't listen to those guys. They don't know what the hell they are talking about.

I have a Ph.D in medicine and chemistry and I say it's perfectly A-OK to continue wearing those jeans.

Besides, Mercury is good for the immune system. In fact, go to the trash can, collect the stuff and rub your face all in it. Be sure to inhale as much as possible as well as ingest a bit too.

You'll wake up the next morning feeling like a new man. (as long as the side effects don't kick in, which is :x) Why else would there be mercury in the medicine cabinet? Someone in your family surely knows what good they are doing for their health. :thumbs:
 
My older sister chewed one of those old glass/mercury thermometers in half when she was a child - scared the crap out of my mom (understandably), but she's otherwise fine. Are you feeling ill at all at this time?
 
http://www.epa.gov/mercury/spills/index.htm

What Never to Do with a Mercury Spill

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Never use a vacuum cleaner to clean up mercury (but see the "What to Do if a Fluorescent Light Bulb Breaks" section below for more specific instructions about vacuuming broken fluorescent light bulbs). The vacuum will put mercury into the air and increase exposure.
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Never use a broom to clean up mercury. It will break the mercury into smaller droplets and spread them.
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Never pour mercury down a drain. It may lodge in the plumbing and cause future problems during plumbing repairs. If discharged, it can cause pollution of the septic tank or sewage treatment plant.

* Never wash clothing or other items that have come in direct contact with mercury in a washing machine, because mercury may contaminate the machine and/or pollute sewage.

Clothing that has come into direct contact with mercury should be discarded. By "direct contact," we mean that mercury was (or has been) spilled directly on the clothing. For example:

if you broke a mercury thermometer and some of elemental mercury beads came in contact with your clothing, or
if you broke a compact fluorescent bulb (CFL) so that broken glass and other material from the bulb, including mercury-containing powder, came into contact with your clothing.

You can, however, wash clothing or other materials that have been exposed to the mercury vapor from a broken CFL, like the clothing you happened to be wearing when you cleaned up the broken CFL, as long as that clothing has not come into direct contact with the materials from the broken bulb.
* Never walk around if your shoes might be contaminated with mercury. Contaminated clothing can also spread mercury around.
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I don't think it could be any clearer or more relevant to you. Pay attention.
 
oh please, My dad and his friends used to get a ball of murcury in their hand and play with it when he was a kid. You're not gonna die.
 
I always wanted to play with liquid metal that's not boiling hot.









I didn't say 'not poisonous'
 
Saturos said:
Besides, Mercury is good for the immune system. In fact, go to the trash can, collect the stuff and rub your face all in it. Be sure to inhale as much as possible as well as ingest a bit too.
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This is actually factual. You'll feel like a new man because many of your topmost layers of skin will start peeling off, revealing the fresh rejuvenated looking skin beneath.
 
I'm actually fine, and have quarantined my washing machine and dryer. As for the medicine cabinet, I don't even go near it.
 
You'll show that mercury who's boss with your unwashed clothing!
 
Somebody give that man a customised mercury avatar! He deserves it!
 
L3N!N said:
I'm actually fine, and have quarantined my washing machine and dryer. As for the medicine cabinet, I don't even go near it.
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quarantined? Why?

Why don't you just hook up your washer to a mercury reservoir and wash all your clothes in mercury? It's like magic, and far better than any detergent you could ever buy.

You should also stock your medicine cabinet with phials of mercury for your daily intake to improve your health. Trust me on this.
 
Don't just trust Saturos... trust the first Emperor of China!

Qin Shi Huang Di has your back on this.




But seriously, I never knew it was so serious that you need to discard any clothing that touches it. Very scary. Though i'm sure there's some element of them trying to make sure people err heavily on the side of caution?
 
Raziaar said:
But seriously, I never knew it was so serious that you need to discard any clothing that touches it. Very scary. Though i'm sure there's some element of them trying to make sure people err heavily on the side of caution?
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Pshaw! I submerge and wash all my shirts, trousers, and undergarments in mercury every day. I'm sure my life expectancy has increased by 20 more years the stuff is so healthy.

Clothing that has come into direct contact with mercury should be discarded. By "direct contact," we mean that mercury was (or has been) spilled directly on the clothing.
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The guy who wrote this article has no idea what he's talking about. He's probably a high school dropout.
 
Mercury poisoning via touch is a myth.
You won't die unless a large amount had entered a cut or any other blood entry point you have that I may not know about.

Mercury cannot be picked by magnets.
 
Mercury is heavier than anything. It's also a poison, so if you let it get on your skin it'll sink right in.
 
some guy in my chem class thought it would be a good idea to hold a thermometer over an open flame... the ****ing thing burst in his hands. he was lucky it wasn't filled with mercury.
 
bam23 said:
some guy in my chem class thought it would be a good idea to hold a thermometer over an open flame... the ****ing thing burst in his hands. he was lucky it wasn't filled with mercury.
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What a dummy. :p
 
Mercury is awesome. I inject it like its heroine. Awwwwww yeahhhhhhhh
 
Like injecting lead paint into your cock. It's so wrong, it's good.
 
I think the greatest problem is in fact mercury will evaporate, like water in room temperature. Mercury vapour is highly toxic. It can enter human body primarily through respiratory tract, and occasionally through skin. Even if you didn't come in contact with a mercury drop and you stay a few meters away from the cabinet, mercury drop can still be hazardous. Exposure to mercury metal vapour can lead to CNS damage(brain and spinal cord), which explains why the above posters were not talking with sense.
 
bbson john said:
I think the greatest problem is in fact mercury will evaporate, like water in room temperature. Mercury vapour is highly toxic. It can enter human body primarily through respiratory tract, and occasionally through skin. Even if you didn't come in contact with a mercury drop and you stay a few meters away from the cabinet, mercury drop can still be hazardous. Exposure to mercury metal vapour can lead to CNS damage(brain and spinal cord), which explains why the above posters were not talking with sense.
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Are you serious? Because I still haven't put them into a large waste bin yet...! Shit, doing that right now! But I don't know where to put it!?
 
Don't worry, Mercury is a slow poison. You and your family will die in 4 months. :thumbs:
 
Apparently it's only mercury vapor that is harmful. So hold your breath.

Forever
 
L3N!N said:
Are you serious? Because I still haven't put them into a large waste bin yet...! Shit, doing that right now! But I don't know where to put it!?
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I *TOLD* you to put it in the larger waste bin outside! You didn't listen! I think I said it twice.
 
Consume the mercury and then quickly vomit it back out into a plastic baggy. The contents of your stomach will act as a shield and you'll be safe.
 
Raziaar said:
I *TOLD* you to put it in the larger waste bin outside! You didn't listen! I think I said it twice.
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It's a very small amount, so I'm guessing it will match that of normal exhaustion waste and other natural causes.

But just in case...



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