The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 14 days agoCan I lick it?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square111fedilinkarrow-up1772arrow-down111
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minus-squarePrimeMinisterKeyes@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·14 days agoLick mercury? Plenty of people carry lumps of it right in their teeth, 24/7.
minus-squarevithigar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·14 days agoI responded similarly when I saw this posted before. Yes, mercury can be very toxic if it gets into your blood, but the chances of that happening from a lick are astonishingly small.
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·13 days agoTo my understanding, organic compounds are where the real danger is with mercury.
minus-squareBreadOven@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 days agoTechnically they’re amalgams with silver or other metals. Different properties and such.
Lick mercury? Plenty of people carry lumps of it right in their teeth, 24/7.
I responded similarly when I saw this posted before. Yes, mercury can be very toxic if it gets into your blood, but the chances of that happening from a lick are astonishingly small.
To my understanding, organic compounds are where the real danger is with mercury.
Technically they’re amalgams with silver or other metals. Different properties and such.