2024-03-25
This Is What Happens If You Spill A Single Drop Of Organic Mercury Onto Your Hand
Elementary mercury, sometimes called quicksilver, was once thought of as a supernatural, health-boosting, power-giving fluid. Mesmerized by its strange physical characteristics and the notion that it could grant him immortality, the first Chinese emperor, Qin Shi Huang, was buried in a mausoleum which is thought to feature an underground moat full of it.