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5.35 kg (11.8 lb) of mercury compared to 5.35 kg of water (fedia.io)

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[–] ryathal 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I wish mecury was more accessible to just play with. A room temperature liquid metal is just interesting.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

The video only shows that he could, I wonder if he stopped to think if he should.