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by hilbert42 1719 days ago
Right, absolutely. See my comment in reply to ClumbsyPilot above, I echo similar sentiments there.

Incidentally, I forgot to mention above that not that long ago I'd come across a person who had never actually physically seen mercury even though having studied chemistry at high school. To me, it's indicative of how far things have come since my formative years.