That video is about dimethylmercury, which is chemically completely different than the mercury in fluorescent lights. That's like saying DNA is bad because is has carbon and nitrogen in it, which is what cyanide is made out of.
Well, obviously, but nearly all compounds containing mercury are toxic, and in many cases highly so, even if there are a (very) few consumer products where there is insufficient data as to relative toxicity. (Perhaps they should give you MSDS for your eye drops or amalgam dental fillings!)
Chubbyemu is a great Youtuber, but I can't force myself to indulge his goofy clickbait titles. My loss as well as his, because he does really nice work.
I agree, but I actually do appreciate the titles, since the videos actually deliver (unlike many Youtubers).
That one did cover the changes in her brain and behavior until the point of death, and the intensity of the delivery adds a lot of drama to what is otherwise a clinically dry recitation of symptoms and effects.
You don't forget it too quickly, and you take extra precautions with all forms of toxic compounds (even if you hopefully are not dealing with dimethylmercury!)
Yeah, I don't think anyone who's heard Wetterhahn's story will ever forget it. It's somehow one of the scariest things I've ever seen in print, despite the lack of a huge body count.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethylmercury