On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 19:21:55 -0400, "J. Clarke"
vaguely proposed a theory
.......and in reply I say!:

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I remember vividly a kid in my chemistry class swallowing a blob of mercury.
The teacher didn't think it was anything to worry about (she had been
involved in the Manhattan Project--she knew her stuff--wasn't ignorance).

No. Just such a lofty idea of what "mattered" that little mercury was
drop in the ocean! G

I can remember my old man (worked in a lab) giving me a bottle of
mercury to play with...silvering mirrors, making little switches and
such for fun. Little worry or warning. But then we had teachers who
used to drop sodium in water while we all stood and watched (no
glasses), and dry white phosphorus in the sun on the verandah outside
the classroom....those were the days.
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