r/BeAmazed • u/himmokala • Dec 15 '24

Science Using red dye to demonstrate how Mercury cannot be absorbed by a towel

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u/Gaspuch62 Dec 15 '24

When I was young I put a thermometer in a microwave to see how hot it got... It got very hot.

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u/100_cats_on_a_phone Dec 16 '24

Ok, that one's actually reasonably dangerous. Has anyone referred to you as "mad as a hatter" recently?