James Sweet writes:

Flyguy wrote:
Homer J Simpson wrote:

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Could I have been exposed to anything when the glass shattered inside
the set or when I powered the thing on with the glass shattered?



No.

Do they still use mercury to flash the getter in the CRT gun assembly?
I'd be a little worried about that possbility.

Mercury is not good for you, but contacting it once in your life won't
hurt anything. I wonder sometimes about those compact fluorescent lamps
that so often end up in the trash, every one of them contains mercury.

How many of us have played with liquid mercury as kids?

Please stand up (if you still can).

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