gonadman

First of all, the jar should be airtight as the vapors are toxic. More importantly, as a doorstop, the jar could get some abuse, and the mercury is so dense that it is a risk for breaking the jar.

Then you got a big problem. You can't just wipe it up. You have to call in a HAZMAT team to clean it up. And geuss who pays that bill? It isn't cheap either.

I remember reading some guy put a small amount of mercury in the nose of his son's pinewood derby car to add weight. You geussed it. The car leaked. The school had to be evacuated, HAZMAT called in, tests on everyones shoes before they went home, etc. The bill for that one was something like $10,000.

Overkill? Maybe, but you're messing with the EPA. Thats why I want to get rid of my Mercury

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