Everything You Wanted to Know About Mercury
The first thing that comes to mind when you hear about mercury (the element) is that it's toxic. It is certainly true that the inhalation of mercury vapor has harmful effects on the nervous, digestive and immune systems. The toxic fumes can damage the lungs, the brain, and the kidneys.
The Lesser Known Side of Freddie Mercury: The Opera Singer
It is a well-known fact that Freddie Mercury’s talent was immeasurable, but there was much more to this legendary icon than just a rock and roll star. With his powerful voice and theatrical air, he was destined for a life in Opera.
What If Freddy Mercury & Pavarotti Made a Duet? Amazing!
Martel combines 2 of his strongest musical influences - Luciano Pavarotti and Freddie Mercury, to bring us a truly remarkable rendition of this amazing piece. The video was shot in one take, using 2 cameras and without any audio cuts or lipsyncing.
6 Weird and Creepy Medical Tools of the Past
Mercury Source: Wellcome Images/ Wikimedia Commons Mercury is not a device per se, but it’s still a tool people have used for thousands of years to “cure” illness.
If You Eat These 9 Fish Regularly, You Should Stop!
In this article, we will explore 9 types of fish that should be eaten sparingly or avoided altogether due to various concerns, such as high mercury levels, environmental impact, and potential contaminants.
Living on Another Planet: What Would It Be Like?
What about Mercury, Mars, or Venus? Well, we sure have and now thanks to these fantastic infographics from Space.com , we can now get a good idea as to what it would be like to live on another planet in our solar system.
WARNING: Toxicity Levels of Fish Rise Rapidly
Unfortunately, this last fact, at least regarding some fish, may soon change, as seafood and some species of fish that live in the sea have been found to contain rising levels of methylmercury, an extremely dangerous substance that forms when mercury is mixed with water-dwelling bacteria.
Take a Tour Inside a $1 Billion Skyscraper
The Mercury City Tower in Moscow is one of the most unique skyscrapers in the world.
How Much Canned Tuna Is Safe to Eat?
Probably the biggest problem is the mercury content in tuna. Mercury is a heavy metal, and it is present in seafood as a result of water contamination.
Warning! It Can Be Illegal to Dump These 8 Items
Rechargeable batteries, though, are still considered dangerous, as they often contain flammable and corrosive materials like acid, lead, lithium, nickel, cadmium, mercury, and others.
I Miss the Days Dancers Moved Like This...
Moving Like Mercury - Superb! performance, art, video, dance, baba recommends An Incredible Old-School Dancer!
Quiz: How Well Do You Know Our Solar System?
The 9 planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto (now back to being a planet) 8 9 10 11 Which of these is the largest planet in our solar system? Pluto Jupiter Earth Saturn Phobos and Diemos are moons of...
16 Of the Best Astronomy Photographs Ever Taken
The little dot in front of the sun is actually Mercury 3. One of the most detailed images of Saturn 4. The Veil Nebula a large, intricate supernova remnant located in the constellation Cygnus, which is often referred to as the Cygnus Loop. 5.
This Artist Transforms Plain Peanuts into Works of Art
Alien peanut The Beatles Mahatma Gandhi Zipper teeth Nosferatu Zombie brains The undead peanuts Michael Jackson Graffiti peanuts [related_articles] Hot dog peanut Freddy Kruger Sushi peanuts Yoda Brain matter nuts Freddie Mercury Self-portrait h/t: boredpanda When Peanuts Become Art art, food, sculpture
18 Historical Photos Brought to Life in Glorious Color!
Mercury train photographed in 1936. Mercury was the name used by the New York Central Railroad for a series of daytime streamliner passenger trains that operated between Midwestern cities. The Mercury trains began service in 1936 and continued until 1959. [related_articles] 10.
8 Surprising Origins of Extremely Popular Phrases
The true origin goes back to the days when actual hatmakers used mercury to construct their hats. The mercury poisoned the hatmakers and affected their nervous systems.
Never Order These Types of Fish From Any Restaurant...
Swordfish Much like tuna, big fish like swordfish often contain high levels of mercury. This is because a swordfish is a predator and thus spends its life consuming other mercury-filled fish too.
What is Your Consciousness? A Remarkable Video...
What is that mercurial, ever-changing shape of being that peeps through our eyes? Are we just an endless reflection, are we just neurons firing? This Ted-Ed video offers a fascinating, science-back attempt at explaining this crucial mystery.
There's an Incredible Universe Out There...
Here we have Mercury, the which is closest to the Sun out of our eight planets (that's right, eight, Pluto is still on time-out.) This image has been filtered to illustrate the rock and mineral makeup of Mercury.
Warning: Do NOT Throw These Household Items In the Garbage
Fluorescent lightbulbs and old thermometers Fluorescent lightbulbs and older thermometers should never be thrown away together with ordinary waste as they contain mercury - a shiny, silver-white metal, historically referred to as quicksilver, that becomes liquid at room temperature.
Incredible Chemical Reactions Explained!
Mercury Reacts with Aluminum Mercury eats aluminum! Or so it appears from this demonstration. However the mercury does not really eat the aluminum, but rather penetrates the protective oxide layer of the aluminum making it rust much more rapidly.
Listen to a Selection of Queen's Very Best Hits
Killer Queen Click to watch This 1974 release, written by Freddie Mercury, allowed Queen to gain fame around the world for the first time.
These 10 Rocks May Be Pretty, But They're Also Deadly!
Its mercury component makes it a deadly mineral and those who come into contact with it may experience tremors, loss of sensation, and death. [related_articles] 3.
The 10 Most Beautiful Natural Pools!
As the mercury rises it’s hard not to daydream about taking a dip in the cool, crystal-clear blue-green waters of some imagined paradise.
