[PaulKersey]

If you fully realized the health dangers of mercury,

In teeth, maybe. I used to play with it as a kid. Rolled it around in my hands in the Physics lab. So maybe I'll die young? Too late for that!

Mercury came from the earth, and can safely return to the earth. Best not to pour it down the sink perhaps, but a drop of mercury in the yard won't hurt anything. This is just another case of enviro-nuttyness.

[Tony Niar Brain]

Mercury came from the earth, and can safely return to the earth.
You're being silly. Shall I take a lump of uranium, atomize it, and spread it around the globe to return it to the earth, and do no harm? Mercury diffused through a lake is very dangerous.

Best not to pour it down the sink perhaps, but a drop of mercury in the yard won't hurt anything.
A DROP of mercury in one backyard will have a negligble effect, a whole nation dumping mercury in their backyards is a public health issue.

This is just another case of enviro-nuttyness.
Is that why there was zero dissent in the Senate on this vote?

[saminfl]

I used to play with it as a kid. Rolled it around in my hands in the Physics lab. So maybe I'll die young? Too late for that!

I was wondering if anyone else here had played with the stuff when they were young. How do you suppose the human race survived all our ignorance? (sarcasm on)