"Henry Kolesnik" wrote in message
om...
When I was a dumb kid in the 50s we used to go into the garbage of those
hard of hearing and get their discarded hearing aid batteries to salvage
the
mercury. We got quite a bit and used it to make dimes real shiny and let
the little balls roll around in our palms.. Several years ago I started
to
wonder what this might have done to me and I did some checking. Several
dentists and a PhD metallurgist all said that the metal mercury is not
toxic
and is not absorbed but the salts of it are.

It's my understanding it is the vapor which is a problem...inhale.

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Steve N, K,9;d, c. i My email has no u's.