THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2024
TURNING UP THE HEAT ON MERCURY!
October 24th marks an unusual "holiday"
that you should know about. This is "Recycle
your mercury thermostat day!" Most
thermostats aren't made with mercury
anymore but there are still plenty around
having been installed many years ago. There
was a time when most of them, like
thermometers, contained mercury. That's
a liquid metal that can cause all kinds
of problems when coming in contact
with people. Heck, as kids, we used to
break open thermometers and play
with the mercury on our hands. Now
we know it can poison the central
nervous system, cause fatigue, and
even hallucinations. The hallucination
symptom has my wife convinced I
played with too much mercury back
in the day! So be safe, recycle your
old mercury thermostat so I know
you're health and that all your NEWS
will be good!
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