What's a splash of mercury gonna do? Mercury's a cumulative toxin when ingested. It's not even a wetting agent so it would just run off his face without leaving a trace. Haven't you people ever played with mercury? You need to handle shit loads of it for years for the 'fumes' to start to affect you - perfectly safe for the occasional play.
Well, mercury's density is about 13.5g/cc, so if we approximate the volume of the container at about 1 cubic meter, that corresponds to about 29,000 lbs. Pretty fucking heavy.
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(13.5g/cc)*(1000000cc/cubicmeter)
/(1000g/kg)*(2.2 lbs/kg)=29,700.
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Mercury was once used in the hat kaing industry and prolonged use made workers mentally impaired , hence the term 'as mad as a hatter'.
Also the referrence to MadHatter in 'Alice in Wonderland' being quite insane.
Mercury is used to separate gold from ore, or it was a while ago. Archaeologists exploring demolished central and south American cultures have entered normal looking rooms only to have the floor covered with a couple inches of Hg. The dirt and dust floats on top so it looks like a dirt floor. The wooden casks carrying the Hg have long rotted spilling their contents.
I watch BBC America but they just play old sit-coms and dramas. I watch discovery, science, TLC for educational shit. Some of my fav shows are on there.
Got to admit, when I was living in the States, I thought BBC America was fairly shit - they don't air the programs they think Americans won't like but they were the best - Brainiac etc...
Comments to Cannonball floats on mercury
Awesome! I want a vat of mercury so i can see what floats in it!
You can start with yourself.
You could start a whole new series of videos: "Will it float?"
Neat. By the look of this it might be difficult to
find something that sinks...
Gold, platinum...
^Gold higher than 14ct if you're thinking of trying it...
Osmium, Iridium. Bored of wiki, now.
oh ffs...dont ruin the fun
It's spinnin' nigga it's spinnin'!
*floatin'
i think derk was talking about what chris rock said in a stand up once before
Indeed I was venom
Too bad his foolishness didn't cause any of it to splash on his face.
I wished it had.
thats what i was thinking why the fuck did he just drop that in
Me too.
Maybe it doesn't splash...
What's a splash of mercury gonna do? Mercury's a cumulative toxin when ingested. It's not even a wetting agent so it would just run off his face without leaving a trace. Haven't you people ever played with mercury? You need to handle shit loads of it for years for the 'fumes' to start to affect you - perfectly safe for the occasional play.
i love phenomenon like that...
like a balloon filled with xenon
I wonder how much all that mercury weighs
Idk, Try to lift it up.
Well, mercury's density is about 13.5g/cc, so if we approximate the volume of the container at about 1 cubic meter, that corresponds to about 29,000 lbs. Pretty fucking heavy.
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(13.5g/cc)*(1000000cc/cubicmeter)
/(1000g/kg)*(2.2 lbs/kg)=29,700.
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Unless I've forgotten how to do math.
... die.
wow sandychu, that sounded really smart. but you'd really estimate that at 1 cubic meter?
probably not as deep as it appears..
That was awesome!
To equal 1 atmosphere of pressure you need to dive to 33 feet in water, the same pressure is achived in like 1 foot of mercury.
entire statement voided by use of the word 'like'
don't shit a shitter
That was pretty fucking cool.
Now all I need is a british scientist looking person, some mercury and a cannonball.
Too bad mercury is only toxic if it enters the bloodstream, and it isn't trans-dermal.
Mercury was once used in the hat kaing industry and prolonged use made workers mentally impaired , hence the term 'as mad as a hatter'.
Also the referrence to MadHatter in 'Alice in Wonderland' being quite insane.
*making
Mercury is trans-dermal, and can also be inhaled.
fact: mercury is also a mammal.
i have a two piece suit made entirely of mercury
the island of Fiji is 36% mercury
Mercury is used to separate gold from ore, or it was a while ago. Archaeologists exploring demolished central and south American cultures have entered normal looking rooms only to have the floor covered with a couple inches of Hg. The dirt and dust floats on top so it looks like a dirt floor. The wooden casks carrying the Hg have long rotted spilling their contents.
Mercury is also used to separate gold from whores,
or it was a while ago.
Good old BBC2 and its educational programs , you yanks might learn something if you watched more of this channel.
I agree, although avoid 'See Hear' - retard learning.
I watch BBC America but they just play old sit-coms and dramas. I watch discovery, science, TLC for educational shit. Some of my fav shows are on there.
If your gonna watch BBC America then you have to watch Top Gear, best show on TV.
i learned a lot from watching such educational bbc programs as look around you.....
I have heard that about Top Gear but never see it on. I just watch whatever I can find on at the time I feel like watching TV.
Got to admit, when I was living in the States, I thought BBC America was fairly shit - they don't air the programs they think Americans won't like but they were the best - Brainiac etc...
LMFAO Look around you is awesome.
They have it on Adult Swim here.
Best show around.
you and me was cool with the hamster and crow
they don't show braniac on bbc america? wtf braniac is awesome.
Pretty small cannonball you got there
Fairly normal sized cannon shot, this ain't the
pirates of penzance.
Also size doesn't matter in this instance...
is that what she tells you?
:P
i put mercury on my sandwiches
*sperm
Why would he put mercury on his sperm?
no it's sperm on his mercury?
either way..that's a sandwich!
^sangwich
Haha.. if you like tuna sandwiches. you're getting a little merc in there...
^sangwiches
Finally; I've been looking for somewhere to flat all of my god damned cannon balls for like...ever!
Float, float, I meant float but now it's ruined. "You ruined it, ruiner!" Weird pale twins from the Simpsons
just walk away from the keyboard...
yeah newbecat, stfu already. Im the goddamn stfu police today