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/rathat Dec 16 '24

Reminds me of a famous incident of a scientist getting a drop of dimethylmercury on her gloves and then dying over the next few months.

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u/OGSkywalker97 22d ago

Dimethyl mercury is not mercury though. It is the strongest known neurotoxin and is colourless, with 0.1ml capable of causing death.