I had mercury as a kid, taken from an old thermostat. I knew it was toxic, so I didn't handle it directly and certainly didn't show my parents. Eventually, I

I had mercury as a kid, taken from an old thermostat. I knew it was toxic, so I didn't handle it directly and certainly didn't show my parents. Eventually, I melted some solder into it to and made it my chemistry teacher's problem. I definitely played with glass wool insulation too. How could we not?