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4. Of course, now your oven was full of toxic mercury vapor -- and may have been absorbed in the walls.

Sun Dec 18, 2011, 01:34 PM

Dec 2011

When something vaporizes, it doesn't cease to exist -- it just enters the air you breathe.

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In grade school, a teacher had us... deucemagnet Dec 2011 #1

I remember rolling a droplet around in the palm of my hand. lunatica Dec 2011 #2

I think we all did that as kids. My brain still works fine. kestrel91316 Dec 2011 #7

Back in the 50s, I was in the science lab and someone broke a thermometer. Frustratedlady Dec 2011 #3

but, but, but.... Manifestor_of_Light Dec 2011 #5

He is now ill? 41mag Dec 2011 #6

What is he ill with. Marnie Dec 2011 #11