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Cannon Ball Floating in Mercury

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by gifford1967, Apr 7, 2009.

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  1. gifford1967

    gifford1967 Member
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    Don't know why, but I thought this was pretty cool and wanted to share-

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    #1 gifford1967, Apr 7, 2009
  2. Oski2005

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    I would never ever want to be so close to that much mercury. I was surprised at how he just tossed the ball in there and didn't mind getting splashed with mercury (at least he wore gloves). I wonder if they got all that mercury from Jeremy Piven?
     
    #2 Oski2005, Apr 7, 2009
  3. droxford

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    Yeah - where does one find a large vat of liquid mercury?

    and why would anyone need such a large vat of liquid mercury?
     
    #3 droxford, Apr 7, 2009
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  4. Mike Hunt

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    to swim in it of course
     
    #4 Mike Hunt, Apr 7, 2009
  5. KingCheetah

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    Big deal -- you have to drink it to get the real positive effects.
     
    #5 KingCheetah, Apr 7, 2009
  6. Two Sandwiches

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    I wonder if I would float in all that mercury...
     
    #6 Two Sandwiches, Apr 7, 2009
  7. fmullegun

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    a 2 liter bottle of mercury would weigh ~60 pounds. yes you would float.
     
    #7 fmullegun, Apr 7, 2009
  8. Kim

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    That reminds me of the tub from X-Men 2.
     
    #8 Kim, Apr 7, 2009
  9. SwoLy-D

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    C'mon, man! Think of the possibilities! :cool:

    OR:

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    C'mon! :D
     
    #9 SwoLy-D, Apr 7, 2009
  10. Fatty FatBastard

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    I'm sure these guys could figure something out...

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  11. Isabel

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    That's cool. One college I taught at had a plastic bottle full of mercury. I would bring it out to my classes, carefully holding it like it didn't weigh much, and pass it around. Everyone expects it to feel like a water bottle and it's a whole lot heavier than that.
     
    #11 Isabel, Apr 7, 2009
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