2006-09-15 02:24:52 · 8 answers · asked by john v 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Now you've got to swallow it. Then the power is in you. It may kill you though.
2006-09-15 02:27:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mercury is a solid whenever it is at a temperature lower than around -38 degrees celcius and no unforntunately it does not have magical powers. In fact , it would do quite the opposite of the philosophers stone because it is extremely poisonous. Whatever you do, DO NOT EAT IT.
2006-09-15 09:32:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not a philosopher's stone but it could be a great very filling breakfast food. Take a taste and see if it is really the mercury. It might be a solid compound like an oxide or a sulfide. if so it will not taste as sweet and could be fattening. For a skilled chemist like you the taste test will be the best way to tell.
2006-09-15 09:30:55 · answer #3 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mercury should be handled with care. Containers of mercury should be securely sealed to avoid spills and evaporation. Heating of mercury, or compounds of mercury that may decompose when heated, should always be carried out with adequate ventilation in order to avoid human exposure to mercury vapor.
Due to the health effects of mercury exposure, industrial and commercial uses are regulated in many countries. The World Health Organization, OSHA, and NIOSH all treat mercury as an occupational hazard, and have established specific occupational exposure limits. Environmental releases and disposal of mercury are regulated in the U.S. primarily by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The term "Mad Hatter" is popularly recognized from the character described in Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. He was the partner of the March Hare at the Mad Tea Party.
Hatters really did go mad. The chemicals used in hat-making included mercurous nitrate, used in curing felt. Prolonged exposure to the mercury vapors caused mercury poisoning. Victims developed severe and uncontrollable muscular tremors and twitching limbs, called "hatter's shakes". Other symptoms included distorted vision and confused speech. In advanced cases, hatters developed hallucinations and other psychotic symptoms.
2006-09-15 09:28:00 · answer #4 · answered by DanE 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If the temperature is cold enough Mercury will freeze.
Or, more probably you have made some kind of amalgam.
In either case it is not magic.
Hand the dangerous stuff to someone in authority.
2006-09-15 10:16:54 · answer #5 · answered by christopher N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i highly doubt you did that at RT. the philosopher's stone is a myth
2006-09-15 14:51:37 · answer #6 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it out of the freezer.
2006-09-15 09:27:35 · answer #7 · answered by auntb93again 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stop getting high
2006-09-15 09:26:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋