Well, it eases my mind immensely that you all came into contact with mercury, and none of you have suffered any neuro-deficit for the experience, right? Right??? :P

Both my vet and my friend today said they played with mercury as kids; my friend said they did it in school, as a surface tension experiment. (She's a bit older than I.) Apparently, it's not dangerous to skin, unless you have an open wound. The problem is breathing in mercury vapors; it bonds to the lung tissue easily, and from there, enters the bloodstream without so much as a how-do-ya-do.

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