Big telescope there floats “frictionless” on (elemental) Mercury (Hg).
SPP/SPCC protocol: ANY amount of Hg not contained calls for an evacuation of the immediate area. Larger amounts call for evac of entire building.
I have been there three or four times. Located about ten miles from Cloudcroft. It seems strange that the article mentions that the post office was closed as well since it located in town a considerable distance away. I was wondering if the Apache Leak observatory was affected, it’s only a couple of miles away. Strange stuff.