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In Reply to: mecrury tubes posted by Janos on March 5, 2007 at 20:05:45:
I don't think its as simple as you think it is. See URL :Jeff Medwin
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If mercury somehow leaks through the glass, wouldn't that mean that all of those old mercury thermometers out there are reading low? Ought to be able to quantify things by recalibrating an old (previously well calibrated) thermometer of know age.
Thanks, Jeff. Puts things in a new perspective.
In the lab I use microscopes that have mercury vapor lamps, to generate UV. They are in an airtight metal casing. Eventually, the %$#$@# microscope manufacturers do not even warn about the hazards of hot mercury vapors.
Placing a (user-) protective cabinet might be a solution for the experimenter......
There are loads of stories about the health effects of Mercury.
You can find out FACTS about Hg from this reprint from a medical journal:
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/reprint/176/1/59
In brief: Hg toxicity has devastating effects. The body gets seriously messed up. Organic Hg absorbs completely orally(and breathing the vapors, too). Inorganic Hg absorbs only at extremely low levels through the gut.
The proof for that is the inorganic Hg found in dental amalgam. That leaks continually Hg out, yet people are fine with it, even after having amalgam in their teeth for decades.
You have to be much more cautious about fish that are on the top of the food chain, like shark, tuna, swordfish. They accumulate ORGANIC Hg, and it is advised not to ea any of these more than once a week. If you are pregnant, you must NOT eat any of these fish. It can result in brain defects in the fetus. Sorry, I was lazy to look up references for these.
good luck,
Janos
...why not do some real research to support your assertions. Dennis' ramblings don't count as reaserch. Get something independent.
Hard to site other references when only Dennis has brought it up, through his direct experiences.Who did Einstein reference to when he said E=MC squared?? No one. Does that make him irrelevent?? And how many people understood it initially??
Jeff Medwin
Albert, Jeff and Dennis in the same paragraph!I believe there are some major misconceptions here. Einstein’s theories were built upon the solid work of others. His theories were also thoroughly reviewed and largely validated by his peers. And Albert wasn’t always right either. His reluctance to accept quantum theory is well documented.
Dennis’ claim about mercury migration thru glass are based on who-knows-what and appear to remain unvalidated by anyone/thing at this time. If mercury migration thru glass is an issue, it should be well documented in the scientific and industrial literature of the past century. It should also be easy to verify experimentally. Therefore, a (very) little research should be able to verify everything and be citable. Since you and Dennis make the novel claim, you and Dennis should do the research or develop the experiment that proves the claim. Publish the details of your research or experiment and others will be able to verify it independently. Without this your claim is nothing more than unsubstantiated opinion.
As an aside, realize that if what you and Dennis claim is correct and becomes the accepted truth, the fluorescent lighting industry will be destroyed, worldwide energy use will increase and global warming will be accelerated putting human existence on the brink. Who would’a thunk it?
Actually, it seems to me like you and Dennis are making all this up as you go. You also seem to be caught in the feel-good trap of believing that all ideas and concepts are equally valid until proven otherwise. Tough as it may be to accept, the ideas of some are more valid than the ideas of others.
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