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Re: Children's land-locked "Sextant"
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2007 Nov 29, 09:43 -0500
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2007 Nov 29, 09:43 -0500
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 glapook@pacbell.net wrote: > There is a big difference in risk from > exposure to mercury vapor on an everyday basis > for many years in an > inclosed space (your example and the classic "Mad Hatter") and the > occasional use of it outdoors for navigation. > "Why voluntarily expose > yourself to" it? because it works very > well for this purpose, better > than anything else and the risk is minimal. Spilling mercury outdoors will expose fish and other wildlife for many years. Alex. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
