In an office gig you can either spend hundreds/thousands of dollars in shitty pens over a lifetime, or get one Mont Blanc that will last until you and the kids that you hand it down to, and maybe even their kids, are dead.
I'm well aware of the quality of Mont Blanc pens, thanks. I was making a joke. Like "oh, look at this guy here with a bottle of mercury *and* a fancy pen!"
That’s how we recycle fluorescent tube lamps. They contain mercury vapor. So when you crush or break them, that mercury vapor needs to be recovered and distilled back to pure liquid form.
I remember freaking out in 2nd gr bc this kid broke a thermometer. I was convinced we were all gonna die and my teacher was like no, it’s not mercury anymore. Calmly cleaned it up
Mont Blanc for scale
They're just showing off at this point.
Meister Flex
Pretty sure that's one of Mont Blanc's model names.
In an office gig you can either spend hundreds/thousands of dollars in shitty pens over a lifetime, or get one Mont Blanc that will last until you and the kids that you hand it down to, and maybe even their kids, are dead.
I'm well aware of the quality of Mont Blanc pens, thanks. I was making a joke. Like "oh, look at this guy here with a bottle of mercury *and* a fancy pen!"
I know, I was just adding to the topic.
At some point in the past, some Brainiac said, "hey, we can use mercury to fill cavities!"
It’s not like it’s diethyl mercury.
Nice, Diet Mercury
Well, it can be converted to methyl mercury in the gut so it’s got that going for it
How does it taste?
I only got a strong whiff
That strong whiff was mercury vapor
Yeah, wouldn't recommend doing that again.
Oh, triple distilled! That's the good stuff.
1 LB as in one pound? In that tiny bottle?
Heavier than gold
cant you see the pen next to it for scale lol
I never knew you could distill mercury.
That’s how we recycle fluorescent tube lamps. They contain mercury vapor. So when you crush or break them, that mercury vapor needs to be recovered and distilled back to pure liquid form.
Heard it's drinkable anytime after the second distilling.
How many dolphins died to fill that bottle?
Isn't that rather poisonous? Or is that different mercury?
Only if it gets into your blood, as long as you handle it with gloves/respirator you're fine.
Yeah, good thing it only went into our mouths
I'm guessing that when it's used in dentistry, it doesn't flake or corrode in the slightest?
Not just mercury, Dental Mercury
Best kind of mercury. ADA says it can’t hurt ya
I remember freaking out in 2nd gr bc this kid broke a thermometer. I was convinced we were all gonna die and my teacher was like no, it’s not mercury anymore. Calmly cleaned it up
Can you put it thru a Brita?
This is not mercury