Mercury Bottle..What is this?
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Mercury Bottle..What is this?
I overhead a guy at work talking about putting a mercury bottle on his car. Is
this anything like a NOS bottle? Can you put this on a vette?
Blake-73 :confused:
this anything like a NOS bottle? Can you put this on a vette?
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Re: Mercury Bottle..What is this? (Blake-73)
We had a high school kid throw mercury on the road and in the hall of the school.
This made the news since they had to close both the school and the road for a Haz Mat clean up.
Unless the mercury is referring to a different material I highly doubt that mercury is being used.
Flourescent lights are also considered to be Hazardous Material unless of the new low mercury type.
I also don't see why you would want mercury in your engine. Imagine the poison that would be belched out from a mercury injection.
He doesn't happen to make hats does he? Mad as a hatter
This made the news since they had to close both the school and the road for a Haz Mat clean up.
Unless the mercury is referring to a different material I highly doubt that mercury is being used.
Flourescent lights are also considered to be Hazardous Material unless of the new low mercury type.
I also don't see why you would want mercury in your engine. Imagine the poison that would be belched out from a mercury injection.
He doesn't happen to make hats does he? Mad as a hatter
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Re: Mercury Bottle..What is this? (Blake-73)
mercury used to be used in tilt switches and in old thermostats. when ya tilt the bottle/glass tube, the mercury hits two contacts and completes an electrical circuit.
might be he was gonna put some sort of burglar alarm on it, in case the car was tilted far enough to be towed away it would set off an alarm??
might be he was gonna put some sort of burglar alarm on it, in case the car was tilted far enough to be towed away it would set off an alarm??
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Re: Mercury Bottle..What is this? (tictocdok)
These guys were talking about using a mercury bottle to get better traction
at the strip. Any ideas what this is? Anyone running this?
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at the strip. Any ideas what this is? Anyone running this?
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Re: Mercury Bottle..What is this? (Blake-73)
probably just to add weight for better traction. mercury is very heavy and you could pack a lot of weight way at the back bumper area. this would also encourage the back end to squat under power and thereby transfer more weight to the back end when the front came up, sorta like a teeter totter.
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Re: Mercury Bottle..What is this? (tictocdok)
I really doubt anyone would be rich enough AND stupid enough to put a significant amount of Mercury in their car. If someone does, I think I'll move upstream of his water supply!
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unless it's a brand of Nitrous...
[Modified by 427V8, 9:47 PM 12/30/2001]
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unless it's a brand of Nitrous...
[Modified by 427V8, 9:47 PM 12/30/2001]
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Re: Mercury Bottle..What is this? (427V8)
I've done some checking and apparently this is a weight distribution
tool for better traction. When you take off the mercury goes to the back and
give you better traction. This is all I know about it.
Blake-73
tool for better traction. When you take off the mercury goes to the back and
give you better traction. This is all I know about it.
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Re: Mercury Bottle..What is this? (Blake-73)
Putting enough mercury in any container to be sufficiently heavy enough to affect traction in an automobile would not only cost you a fortune....
It would probably be illegal and extremely hazardous. Mercury in it's semi-liquid form can actually penetrate your skin and permanently damage your brain.
Hey... maybe they've been doing this for awhile.
:lol:
It would probably be illegal and extremely hazardous. Mercury in it's semi-liquid form can actually penetrate your skin and permanently damage your brain.
Hey... maybe they've been doing this for awhile.
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Re: Mercury Bottle..What is this? (KENS78SILVERANNIV)
man just cus he says murcury doesn't mean thats what he means. For all we know hes using "old school" termanology. There are other examples of this, but I cannot think of any right now. I guess a good one is "Dry wall"...its not drywall, its just a brand name that everyone associated with. Thats a bad example, but you get what Im saying? He might just be using common termanology, when in all actuality its something like lead. Lead isn't much better, but I believe you can still get it legally(at least you could a few years ago, I have a lego boat I used to play with that had lead in it).
Or maybe he jusy means weight for the back of the car...as i say, "mercury" may just be a general term.
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Or maybe he jusy means weight for the back of the car...as i say, "mercury" may just be a general term.
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Re: Mercury Bottle..What is this? (daniel77350)
I don't believe the term "dry-wall" refers to a brand name. It's just what the term implys - Dry Wall - as in dry plaster. The other way is to install wet plaster over boards to finish off your wall.
And yes, he's probably refering to real mercury. But the point is, it would be an EPA nightmare if he somehow managed to dump it at the track. I'm sure he would find his car impounded. If he was using it to light-up his tires, then the track would be in big trouble also, and the cleanup expense might put him out of business.
And yes, he's probably refering to real mercury. But the point is, it would be an EPA nightmare if he somehow managed to dump it at the track. I'm sure he would find his car impounded. If he was using it to light-up his tires, then the track would be in big trouble also, and the cleanup expense might put him out of business.
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Re: Mercury Bottle..What is this? (Blake-73)
The EPA is working feverishly to reduce and ultimatly ban the use of Mercury in the U.S. It's probably the "worst" polutant in our enviorment because of the ease of exposure and severity of it's effects. You can get sick just by handling it. The Medical field and Nuke Plants are two of the worst culprits of Mercury Pollution for it is used in their incinerators...and into the water and air it goes!! It's already been banned for industrial use up here around the Great Lakes. So, the EPA makes it impossable to purchase..much less for use in a vehicle... :yesnod: :yesnod: (just some info to pass, sorry for rambling) :cheers: :cheers:
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Re: Mercury Bottle..What is this? (Silvr77)
drywall is a brand, or common name....gypsum board is the actual name of the product. We just learned all this in school, thats why I used that analogy.
anyway, I've never head of the murcury bottle, so I was just guessing.
Daniel
anyway, I've never head of the murcury bottle, so I was just guessing.
Daniel
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Re: Mercury Bottle..What is this? (daniel77350)
Could it be something to do with Mercury Cars? You know like Lincoln Mercury?
I agree, enough mercury to weigh down your car would cost the same as the GNP of a small country.
I agree, enough mercury to weigh down your car would cost the same as the GNP of a small country.
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Re: Mercury Bottle..What is this? (Silvr77)
There is nothing wrong with handling Mercury, I used to play with it as a kid, coating then 'silver' coins with it...made them real slick to the touch....
handled it many times.....
only thing rong with me now is arthritis....but doubt any mental problems other than the usual craziness.....
I think once again the EPA is going overboard.....
GENE
handled it many times.....
only thing rong with me now is arthritis....but doubt any mental problems other than the usual craziness.....
I think once again the EPA is going overboard.....
GENE
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Re: Mercury Bottle..What is this? (mrvette)
Let's hear it for heavy metal! Woo-hoo!!! The people who complain about mercury are the same people who complain about lead paint!
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Re: Mercury Bottle..What is this? (mrvette)
OK Gene, now we know why you act the way you do.... :D:D
Maybe you should change your name to The Mad Vetter? :lol:
Maybe you should change your name to The Mad Vetter? :lol:
There is nothing wrong with handling Mercury....handled it many times.....only thing wrong with me now is ...craziness.....
I think once again the EPA is going overboard.....
GENE
I think once again the EPA is going overboard.....
GENE
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Re: Mercury Bottle..What is this? (mrvette)
You're right it did make silver coins look really goooood. And remember how we used to chew on that lead-paint woodwork when we were babies? Geez, no wonder we can't remember anything...... now what the he** was I going to do?
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Re: Mercury Bottle..What is this? (KenSny)
I still have no idea exactly what a Mercury bottle is. I do know these guys were talking about geting more traction at the strip. I agree it must be a generic term. Surely they are not using real mercury.
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Re: Mercury Bottle..What is this? (mrvette)
I used to do this with pennies....got the coin so shiney, it looked like a dime...used em down at the candy store.....buy a penny worth of candy and get nine cents in change....I guess I was a real crimminal back in my days. :seeya