Unfounded fears

[NOYDB]

I read an article about recycling where they warned about recycling compact fluorescent bulbs. They are so dangerous, they had all these precautions about how to discard them safely.

They contain mercury. Ooooohh!

Because as we all know there has been a rash recently of consumers sucking on old bulbs. And the amount of mercury in a bulb will cause thousands to die and destroy the environment.

Be afraid of recycling your compact fluorescent bulbs!

BTW, mercury fumes are heavier than normal air so as long as you don't snort the carpet you are reasonably safe.

 

[Miguel Cervantes]

Is there a way to convert the mercury in a mini-flourescent back to the liquid form? Asking for a friend.

 

[sinclair1]

We collected a bunch from old thermometers, used to play with it on our desk and even put it in our mouth and spit it threw our front teeth back on the desk. Chewed on lead sinkers while fishing too.

Still kicking without all these sissy allergys to food and nature. Maybe kids should take in some poison to balance the sissy.

 

[NOYDB]

Is there a way to convert the mercury in a mini-flourescent back to the liquid form? Asking for a friend.

Yes, it can be done but not at home or by accident.

 

[NOYDB]

We collected a bunch from old thermometers, used to play with it on our desk and even put it in our mouth and spit it threw our front teeth back on the desk. Chewed on lead sinkers while fishing too.

Still kicking without all these sissy allergys to food and nature. Maybe kids should take in some poison to balance the sissy.

Yeah, liquid mercury is fun to play with. Makes accurate thermometers too.

 

[Miguel Cervantes]

We collected a bunch from old thermometers, used to play with it on our desk and even put it in our mouth and spit it threw our front teeth back on the desk. Chewed on lead sinkers while fishing too.

Still kicking without all these sissy allergys to food and nature. Maybe kids should take in some poison to balance the sissy.

Well that explains allot.

 

[sinclair1]

Well that explains allot.

I guess

 

[Silver Britches]

We collected a bunch from old thermometers, used to play with it on our desk and even put it in our mouth and spit it threw our front teeth back on the desk. Chewed on lead sinkers while fishing too.

Still kicking without all these sissy allergys to food and nature. Maybe kids should take in some poison to balance the sissy.

Good, God! Say it it ain't so!

 

[KyDawg]

We collected a bunch from old thermometers, used to play with it on our desk and even put it in our mouth and spit it threw our front teeth back on the desk. Chewed on lead sinkers while fishing too.

Still kicking without all these sissy allergys to food and nature. Maybe kids should take in some poison to balance the sissy.

Did your teacher ever come by and tell you to get the lead out.

 

[dwhee87]

The Mad Hatter, of Alice in Wonderland fame, was 'mad' because he wore a top hat made from beaver hide that had been tanned with mercury. Soaked in through his scalp.

Sinclair went about it the much more direct method of ingestion.

 

[sinclair1]

We would build balsa planes with .021 motors that you put the paper on and brush down with the super strong smelling stuff we called dope to form the outer shell. Then the same day we would build model cars and between the two it was so strong you would be dizzy. Then after all that just go to sleep in the room you just built all the models and planes.
They went on the outlaw half of those chemicals do to inhalation issues causing problems. I tested high on the oxygen test just recently so it didn't affect me I guess.
I still bit down on lead sinkers up to I ran out of lead.....about a year ago

 

[NOYDB]

I built a lot of models of military stuff and then blew them up with firecrackers. I still have all my fingers too.

 

[elfiii]

Well that explains allot.

We would build balsa planes with .021 motors that you put the paper on and brush down with the super strong smelling stuff we called dope to form the outer shell. Then the same day we would build model cars and between the two it was so strong you would be dizzy. Then after all that just go to sleep in the room you just built all the models and planes.
They went on the outlaw half of those chemicals do to inhalation issues causing problems. I tested high on the oxygen test just recently so it didn't affect me I guess.
I still bit down on lead sinkers up to I ran out of lead.....about a year ago

That ^ explains the rest of it.

 

[Miguel Cervantes]

 

[sinclair1]

That ^ explains the rest of it.

 

[elfiii]

I just knew that brick was going to be a popular smiley and I was right!