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I got exposed to toxic material of a thermometer...

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Smokey:

--- Quote from: Gyro on September 13, 2019, 09:28:53 am ---It has been demonstrated that Silver-Mercury amalgam tooth fillings give off Mercury vapour every time you rub them, even many years after they were inserted.

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Not another thing I'm not allowed to rub!  Will this one make me blind too?

Brumby:
Well, it's nearly 4 years on ... and the Op hasn't posted since.  Do we assume the worst?

I'd say not.

EPAIII:
In my childhood and teenage years I played with mercury. I do not recall ever swallowing any. I am now 79 years old and still kicking. I am not a medical expert, but that should tell you something.

And not just about mercury.

I wonder whatever became of that bottle of mercury that I had collected. I think I may have donated it to a lab somewhere.

hans:
Any accident is anecdotal. I wouldn't count on it.

I will just leave this one here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Wetterhahn

Calambres:

--- Quote from: HighVoltage on September 13, 2019, 06:56:17 am ---As a kid, long before I knew about its dangerous properties, I played with liquid mercury for days and weeks and tried to suck it as high as possible in a straw and sometimes ended up having it in my mouth.
No worries!
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Ditto! no problems so far in my nearly 64 years of life in this planet.

now... wait!... this may be the reason why I'm so...

Whatever!  :D

Now seriously, mercury ended up in my mouth several times in my childhood. Not something I'm particularly proud of but also not something I worry about much!

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