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Why are they even selling mercury thermometers for oral use when an alcohol one (the red liquid) does fine
by hammock 1y ago
Why are they even selling mercury thermometers for oral use when an alcohol one (the red liquid) does fine
- noduerme 1y agoI wondered that as well, but they are. I've started to think there's an organized effort by a government with a lot of state-owned enterprises to actually dispose of toxic waste by shipping it to gullible American consumers. Not that it isn't also poisoning people there.
- stefs 1y agowell, the chinese outsourced hog farms (pork production) to the U.S. because the farms are considered too toxic and environmentally destructive for them.
- mrob 1y agoMercury has higher thermal conductivity than alcohol. The temperature reading stabilizes faster with mercury.
- hammock 1y agoFor sure but I haven’t seen one for home use in nearly 40 years. The risk of having mercury in the hands of Joe Schmoe or his garbage is probably not worth it There are plenty of stories around this
- LorenPechtel 1y agoThe old mercury ones were a lot easier to read. And faster.