Something we've all wondered about at least once.........

Grub54891

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Not so sure I've wonders about that, But what I do wonder about is Where the Hell does a guy get that much mercury????:confused:
 

Grub54891

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HHmmm... Never gave it a thought to buy mercury. Or a use for it. When I was a kid I had some in a small jar from old thermometers, and played with it.
 

Pusher

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Probably not 240 lbs out there for the picking but I think the old timers used mercury in their gold sluices to catch the color. There's a high school teacher in BC wgo has a gold panning channel as well as some cool how-to videos. One of his outings he pans a few beads of it out.

Edit: found video

https://youtu.be/i6UR-OF2zt4
 

garbageguy

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Our pediatrician's office had it in the waiting room for us kids to play with while waiting our turn - prolly splains a lot...
 
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