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I dont know why my mind thinks Mercury is red in colour. I know its not the case but for some reason, my brain's first thought is its red in colour. Maybe I'v
by sshagent 7y ago
I dont know why my mind thinks Mercury is red in colour. I know its not the case but for some reason, my brain's first thought is its red in colour. Maybe I've ingested some of this urban myth as a child or something.
- quietbritishjim 7y agoPerhaps because mercury used to be used in thermometers, and the liquid now used in its place is often coloured red (and still often referred to as "mercury").
- tempguy9999 7y agoProbably total coincidence. But happens when I was a kid I 'knew' thermometers contained mercury, and it was clearly red. You only had to look.
- kmm 7y agoMaybe because of cinnabar https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnabar https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnabar
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- eesmith 7y agoMy guess is because of a red disinfectant called merbromin which contains mercury, as LoSboccacc pointed out elsewhere in these comments. When I was a kid, merbromin - under the trade name Mercurochrome - was a popular treatment for minor cuts. It contains mercury, and "stains the skin a distinctive carmine red" (quoting Wikipedia), which can last for many days.