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Mysteries of Science
Mysteries of Science is authored by Dr. Ken Gilleo
Dr. Gilleo is a chemist, inventor and general problem solver.
Ken's been tracking industrial forensics and collecting case histories for decades. These cases are taken from the vast world of industry and commercial enteprise. We hope you enjoy these case histories and you need not be an engineer or scientist to understand the problem and to appreciate the solutions. For more information visit www.et-trends.com |
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Details Mercury, the fascinating liquid metal called "quicksilver", has been praised and feared for centuries. The silvery liquid metal, named for the fleet-footed Greek god Mercury, is very toxic. While fascinating, mercury has a strange effects on people. The term, "mad hatter", is the result of gradual mercury accumulation in the body. Mercury compounds were used in hat making beginning in the early 1800's and slowly poisoned hat makers that produced symptoms including trembling, loss of co-ordination, slurred speech, memory loss, depression, irritability and anxiety - the "mad hatter syndrome." Early hat makers would apply mercury nitrate in one process, and it could decompose to poison workers. Cick the Download link for the rest of the story |
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