On 7 Mar 2007 13:29:49 -0800, "Xtrchessreal"
Gave us:


When I was about 10 my dad brought home a bottle of pure Mercury. He
showed us how cool it was on a steel plate and warned us not to touch
it. Nice of him huh?


I have 3.5 pounds of it, and use it to demonstrate buoyancy of heavy
metallic objects, among other things.