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/westbee Dec 15 '24

This is most likely how Frank Zappa died. 

He played with mercury as a kid. 

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u/georgecm12 Dec 15 '24

Brian May played with Mercury a lot, he’s fine though.