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School closed down and HAZMAT sent in for a thermometer? Obviously the teachers don't realise that almost all fluorescent tubes have mercury in them; did they c
by tankenmate 14y ago
School closed down and HAZMAT sent in for a thermometer? Obviously the teachers don't realise that almost all fluorescent tubes have mercury in them; did they call in HAZMAT when one of those is broken? Have schools become so risk averse as to become stupid? What do the students learn from this? At this level of stupidity it's a wonder that they don't call the CDC when a student turns up with the cold.
- jgeorge 14y agoI'm willing to bet that the thermometer wasn't mercury anyway. You haven't been able to buy a mercury thermometer for home use in 10 years or more. Most moderm thermometers with what looks like mercury in them usually contain Galinstan, which is non-toxic.