[Rockhounds] How Toxic is Cinnabar? (Mercury sulfied)

[gene at fossilnut.com]

A radio show in the US in Jan 07, had a contest for a game machine and 
object was to see how much water one could drink without going to the 
bathroom. The winner died. http://www.nbc11.com/news/10762819/detail.html

Gene Hartstein


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Balmer" <albalmer at att.net>
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Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] How Toxic is Cinnabar? (Mercury sulfied)


> On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 11:18:45 -0500, "J Bryan Kramer"
> <codeburner at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>I saw a news report a few days ago about them finding some fellow dead on
>>the floor of his home, and the autopsy determined he died from drink too
>>much water.
>
> If I remember correctly, the Merck index give 14 liters as the lethal
> dose of water.
>
> -- 
> Al Balmer
> Sun City, AZ
>
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