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Hey guys, I finally did it! It was only almost a disaster

Also, here is your separate strawpoll: http://www.strawpoll.me/11734622

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Distilling Mercury Metal

UPDATE: It was brought to my attention a much much better way to store it. The mercury should be put in the bottle without adding water. The bottle is then stored in a bag full of sulfur. Storing it under water will inevitably lead to it becoming all gross again Okay, I am finally posting the mercury distillation video. This was obviously dangerous to do, so please don't try to repeat what you see here! Previous cleaning video: https://youtu.be/2ubw1bI8s5w Strawpoll for video after dibenzalacetone: http://www.strawpoll.me/11734553 Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Website (Glassware & Beaker Mugs): https://nile.red -------------------------------- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nile.red Twitter: https://twitter.com/NileRed2 Discord: https://discord.gg/3BT6UHf

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Anonymous

"Liquid metal party" Classic

Catherine

Three questions: 1. Why did you only rely on ventilation and not also use a mercury-rated respirator cartridge, e.g. 3M 6009? They are very easy to get. 2. Why didn't you use a teflon particle based grease, e.g. Krytox, for vacuum-proofing joints? It's slightly expensive but Amazon has it. 3. I guess this is not really a question but what did you expect to happen when liquid mercury at 260°C spilled into that plastic container? If my experience with solder is anything to go off from then it would have rather made things worse by setting the whole apparatus on fire...