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minus-squareKatlah@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·6 months agoMercury can absorb through the skin, but it takes a very long time. (Generally safe to touch it, but still wouldn’t recommend it)
minus-squareNoLifeKing@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down3·6 months agoIf you have the stuff in your bare hands you also inhale the stuff…
minus-squareTier 1 Build-A-Bear 🧸@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·edit-26 months agoYou could just… not inhale liquids you’re holding in your hands. Probably a good idea even when it’s not mercury /s
minus-squareParadachshund@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 months agoTry telling that to a 🐠
Mercury can absorb through the skin, but it takes a very long time. (Generally safe to touch it, but still wouldn’t recommend it)
If you have the stuff in your bare hands you also inhale the stuff…
You could just… not inhale liquids you’re holding in your hands. Probably a good idea even when it’s not mercury
/s
Try telling that to a 🐠
No hands, no problem.