some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org to World News@lemmy.world · 1 month agoIn world first, Russian chess player poisons rival’s board with mercuryarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square150fedilinkarrow-up1829
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minus-squareyokonzo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 month agoI don’t get this, mercury will absorb into the skin but it’s not lethal unless you’re exposed to a constant amount over time
minus-squarepivot_root@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 month agoEvidently, she didn’t understand that dimethylmercury is not the same thing as elemental mercury.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoWhat’s the difference? (So I don’t embarass myself at my next chess tournament.)
I don’t get this, mercury will absorb into the skin but it’s not lethal unless you’re exposed to a constant amount over time
Evidently, she didn’t understand that dimethylmercury is not the same thing as elemental mercury.
What’s the difference? (So I don’t embarass myself at my next chess tournament.)