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Steve Nosko April 13th 04 04:22 PM


"Dave Platt" wrote in message
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...a bunch of stuff, including this:


, toxic,

I resent this. I played with the stuff as a kid and there is absolutely no
adverse side eff..ffe..ffe..ffe ects at..t..t.. all.
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Steve Nosko April 13th 04 04:24 PM


"Henry Kolesnik" wrote in message
om...
When I was a dumb kid in the 50s we used to go into the garbage of those
hard of hearing and get their discarded hearing aid batteries to salvage

the
mercury. We got quite a bit and used it to make dimes real shiny and let
the little balls roll around in our palms.. Several years ago I started

to
wonder what this might have done to me and I did some checking. Several
dentists and a PhD metallurgist all said that the metal mercury is not

toxic
and is not absorbed but the salts of it are.


It's my understanding it is the vapor which is a problem...inhale.

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Steve Nosko April 13th 04 04:26 PM


"John Smith" wrote in message
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my teeth hurt, what about florescent lights?, they all have a little of
mercury in them, they just get thrown in the dump.


If the guy sees them around here, you get it back. Some areas are
already savvy.


I won't bring up the 10
pounds of lead in the monitor you're looking at


There is a major push to eliminate lead in electronics. The solder
is 20-30 degrees hotter.



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Steve Nosko April 13th 04 04:29 PM

HEY! S..s..s..sombody else d.d.d.does this t.t.t.too! ! !
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"JJ" wrote in message
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Richard Clark wrote:

On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 01:52:22 +0000 (UTC),
wrote:

Utter nonsense.



Hi Jim,

I've performed work with Battelle Centers for Public Health Research &
Evaluation and this very matter has been studied to record and verify
every statement I've offered.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC


Well, I used to play with blobs of mercury a lot when I was a kid and it
has never eeefffffecttted (snort)mmmmeee a (slobber) biiiittt.




Steve Nosko April 13th 04 04:32 PM


wrote in message
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Richard Clark wrote:
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mercury wetted (reed) relay in the house.


Can you say that five times FAST?



Steve Nosko April 13th 04 04:33 PM


wrote in message
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Richard Clark wrote:
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...mercury wetted (reed) relay ...



Can you say that five times FAST ?



Steve Nosko April 13th 04 04:34 PM

Yikes !!

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"Gene Fuller" wrote in message
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Cecil,

No, it won't work.

Mercury, being a liquid at normal temperatures, is subject to
hydrodynamic wave action. The RF couples into the hydrodynamic modes,
and the resulting interference energy waves cause cancellation of the
antiglare properties at the ends of the tube. The RF then leaks out and
does not launch into the desired radio waves.

Of course the mercury has high local proton density, so it has been
claimed that even small amounts of proton decay can negate the RF to
hydrodynamic coupling, thereby allowing the essential glare properties
to be maintained.

8-)

73,
Gene, W4SZ



Cecil Moore wrote:
Forget about the feasibility of this question for the moment.
Could a column of mercury inside a tube of glass be used as an
antenna?
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Frank Dresser April 13th 04 05:52 PM

[snip]


Looks to me like there are at least three entities other than Battelle
Centers for Public Health Research & Evaluation that found minimum levels.

--
Jim Pennino

Mercury is used in several drugs and biologic products, including over the
counter nasal sprays.

http://www.fda.gov/cder/fdama/mercury300.htm

Frank Dresser



Reg Edwards April 13th 04 06:05 PM

Why not use salt water. Anything will work.

Loss resistance would not be too bad because skin depth increases with
conductor resistivity relative to copper.



Me April 13th 04 07:04 PM

In article ,
Gene Fuller wrote:

Cecil,

No, it won't work.

Mercury, being a liquid at normal temperatures, is subject to
hydrodynamic wave action. The RF couples into the hydrodynamic modes,
and the resulting interference energy waves cause cancellation of the
antiglare properties at the ends of the tube. The RF then leaks out and
does not launch into the desired radio waves.

Of course the mercury has high local proton density, so it has been
claimed that even small amounts of proton decay can negate the RF to
hydrodynamic coupling, thereby allowing the essential glare properties
to be maintained.

8-)

73,
Gene, W4SZ



Cecil Moore wrote:
Forget about the feasibility of this question for the moment.
Could a column of mercury inside a tube of glass be used as an
antenna?
--
73, Cecil, W5DXP



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And if you believe that, I got some Desert Land in Aridzonia, and
a Bridge in Brookland, I'll sell you very cheap.

me


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