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So why do the sellers not sell 'red' Mercury sulfide? They aren't misselling something then. Perhaps it says something about the buyers? Perhaps they want to b
by benj111 7y ago
So why do the sellers not sell 'red' Mercury sulfide? They aren't misselling something then.
Perhaps it says something about the buyers? Perhaps they want to be misled? Or have such low faith in science that something accepted by science becomes less legitimate in their eyes? It appears to me that it's coming from the same place as conspiracy theorists, which I suppose is what this basically is.
- hansjorg 7y agoBecause then they would be liable for mercury poisoning?
- robinduckett 7y agoI don't think con artists really care?
- benj111 7y agoOnly if you sell it for human consumption. "Red Mercury: As used by the Ancient Egyptians to embalm their Kings" Would probably get you the right demographic. You do raise a good moral point though. Selling someone some red food colouring is 'just' fraud, selling someone a toxic substance that kills them may be further than the average fraudster is willing to go.