Mercury - Periodic Table of Videos

TheManWhoShowsAll Says:

Jan 25, 2010 - Hats in the UK, had mercury in them, because hat makers would shine hats with mercury. It was used due to its metallic shine, and yet it could be applied like a wax could

Freakgrl04 Says:

Jan 28, 2010 - It wasn't mercury itself, as he's suggesting, but mercury salt, that they used to make felt for hats, day after day handling the material, would make the hat makers crazy! Those exposed developed uncontrollable twitches and trembles, making them appear demented by everyone!

cryps1 Says:

Jan 29, 2010 - our science teacher has a heavily sealed container of mercury, its quite heavy!

hannibalkerry Says:

Jan 30, 2010 - i remember when i was like 5 i found a bottle of mercury in a dresser and i put it in my hand and it was soft and went into little balls everywhere and iI ALMOST TASTED MERCURY

hees23 Says:

Feb 1, 2010 - GOOD video

EezyMacaroni Says:

Feb 2, 2010 - I like gray-haired people with accents when it comes to Chemistry... ...very comforting.

TheCaptainLulz Says:

Feb 4, 2010 - I havn't heard that before, but it was used to strip coarse hairs from beaver pelts to make the felt required for the bowler hats that where popular in the 1700's.

snipesnrifles Says:

Feb 4, 2010 - the death clock was made like those hats with mercury but they burned off the mercury in an inclosed space and well they breathed in the vapor and got screwwed up

TheManWhoShowsAll Says:

Feb 5, 2010 - that is another reason. they liked mercury because it could be spread easily on the hat, and it shined like metal

aznblackangel Says:

Feb 6, 2010 - yeah mercury seems fun..till you end up dying slowly..

hannibalkerry Says:

Feb 7, 2010 - yeah...

ant1ph0n Says:

Feb 8, 2010 - god how did i ever memorize the periodic table in highschool. i ended up not having to take the final test since i aced all the previous parts.

deathbythestairs Says:

Feb 8, 2010 - lol,, i've been told this by physicians all the time but now that I look back at breaking the thermostats for the simple pleasure of playing with them, well, I still have no regret. It was fucking cool, this is a hard liquid that doesnt break.. and for the symptoms,, well,, i hope it didnt absorb into my hands.

dude57sk8 Says:

Feb 9, 2010 - hey kieran

maurice1431 Says:

Feb 12, 2010 - thumbnail looks like a dick!!

geurgeury Says:

Feb 15, 2010 - ... unless you live in a very hot country lolwat?

308hitman308 Says:

Feb 20, 2010 - the guy at 4:00 looks like my grandma... with a tie...

SimonLy90 Says:

Feb 22, 2010 - HAHAH. Never knew that. Thats a bit of a history lesson. Now, you are late for tea! And have a very merry unbirthday

TheScienceiscool Says:

Feb 23, 2010 - hope it is not in my well!

tastyklean Says:

Mar 4, 2010 - hat makers removed fluff from hats by licking their hand dipping it into mercury and rubbing the material, but then would lick their hand again before dipping

MegaZoneEXE Says:

Mar 5, 2010 - does Mercury leave a "wet" trail errr umm like water? does it stay together more than water?

ChristianNaversen Says:

Mar 6, 2010 - @MegaZoneEXE You can clearly see that it leaves almost no visible trail :P

GTXMAN Says:

Mar 7, 2010 - Dont play with it,its a POISON!

markyyyyyyyy321 Says:

Mar 7, 2010 - SHIT, I've messed around with Mercury and rolled it between my hands, about 3 years ago now. No wonder people people call me mad

MegaZoneEXE Says:

Mar 7, 2010 - is it attracted to magnets?