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I wonder if the mercury in the thermometer would set off the metal detector. It might be hard to get it past security.
by imp 18y ago
I wonder if the mercury in the thermometer would set off the metal detector. It might be hard to get it past security.
- electromagnetic 18y agoGood wonderment, but I believe it wouldn't. I've broke one open before when I was about 15, I knew at the time mercury was dangerous so I opened the window and avoided direct contact completely (rubber gloves) and if you ever wondered, mercury does absorb into paper towels. The total amount was smaller than a penny, and I've forgotten to take my belt off before, left my phone in my pocket and even a few dollars in change one time, so I don't exactly see how it could set it off... or the airports I fly from are cheaping out on the security to save money, using sort of like a placebo effect like the fake cameras you can buy for $20 to 'protect' your home.