Mhaol Report post Posted January 16, 2004 Is mercury one of those things that you can only buy? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Entropy Report post Posted January 16, 2004 I guess so. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[vladmoney] Report post Posted January 16, 2004 I guess so. doen't listen to him, he doesn't know anything Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grum Report post Posted January 17, 2004 Speaking of which, does anyone know where mercury comes from? In real life i mean? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Entropy Report post Posted January 17, 2004 Of course, it coms from thermometers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Puntif Report post Posted January 17, 2004 See second paragraph of: http://host115.ipowerweb.com/~eternal-/php...opic.php?t=1163 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjk Report post Posted January 17, 2004 mercury sure tastes good  *dies* :mrgreen: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geelef Report post Posted January 17, 2004 You know what really tastes good? That whitish stuff from thermomet- hey wait a sec! Â Just kidding, that was my second favorate food. My first fav is ammonia... Makes you smell like nature Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grum Report post Posted January 19, 2004 Of course, it coms from thermometers Doh, stupid me... *slaps himself on the forehead* Â of course! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shaudius Report post Posted January 20, 2004 Did you know the average fish has more mercury than a rectal thermometer. Would you eat a rectal thermometer? Well I would...mmmm...mercury sweetest of the transition metals. Â Sorry its a quote from Sealab 2021, but to answer the question about the origins of mercury, its been known for thousands of years, It used to be called Quicksilver, probably a better name for it in a fantasy game like this, but thats neither here nor there. The alchemists of old thought that mercury held the key to transmuting base metals into gold. They did know that mercury was highly toxic, although that didn't stop the british from using it to clean hats(hence the mad hatter in alice in wonderland), it was also used as a treatment for syphillus in old times. Â Mercury can be found in rocks, soil, and the oceans naturally. Although it is very dilute in the water ecosystems. There is no real reason that it couldn't be mined the same way that other things are mined in this game, maybe require mortar to be used in conjunction with the ore to make it actually mercury. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grum Report post Posted January 20, 2004 Thanks... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mhaol Report post Posted January 23, 2004 In the words of the choral folk to me when I give a drawn out definition: Thank you my good Webster! (No really, Webster is one of my nicknames, along with Spam, Lady Medusa, Medea, Jenji, Hey you...., B****.... Nicknames are fun.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest PhaTinuM Report post Posted January 23, 2004 my mumma says that mercury only found on the planet mercury and is harvested by d space men :? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Colossus Report post Posted January 24, 2004 Okay ... let me apologize for my question. I am so sorry, but someone has to ask it ... Â PhaTinuM, what does you mumma say about Uranus? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Synapse Report post Posted January 25, 2004 Ah ha! spies some mercury laying by the wayside. Grabs an empty vial and tries to fill some up..ACK! :shock: it moves away :!: :?: Runs after it...Must be QuickSilver. Oh drat it ran under a rock :twisted: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yfel Report post Posted January 25, 2004 *spills popcorn* WOW what a show.... no but really.. LMAO you funny Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
