I saw a great 'style case' on another forum the other day. Someone was pointing out that mercury in fluorescent bulbs was even more hazardous than radioactive

I saw a great 'style case' on another forum the other day. Someone was pointing out that mercury in fluorescent bulbs was even more hazardous than radioactive waste in a sense, because at least the radioactive waste would eventually decay into something harmless. The counterpoint was, "Well, they should just use mercury-194, which decays with a half-life of only 400 years, and turns into gold, to boot."