From: Marc (marc@synergyschool.org)
Date: Thu Apr 11 2002 - 12:01:11 PDT
Message-ID: <000b01c1e18b$3f4b7ca0$0101a8c0@pacbell.net> From: "Marc" <marc@synergyschool.org> Subject: Re: pinhole Quicksilver Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 12:01:11 -0700
An "overdose" on marijuana??? Pharmacokinetically quite impressive
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From: Steven Eiger <eiger@montana.edu>
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Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 10:25 AM
Subject: Re: pinhole Quicksilver
> Don't know, but I spent countless hours as a youth converting pennies into
> dimes and nickels by coating them with mercury. It was very quick,
> certainly easier than digging etc. I am perplexed as to why this early
> fascination with finance has not led me to a more well-paid mode of
> employment. I do remember another silvery event. I was in a hospital
> waiting room, waiting for the effects of an overdose of marijuana to wear
> off, and the large rolling blood pressure cuff device was just too
> interesting to not play with. I pumped up the pressure and was having a
> great time, and then there was a volcanic eruption of that liquid silver
> stuff out of the top. I had fun putting all the little droplets together.
> Now the reason for the story, that silver stuff sure is quick - especially
> when falling off the edge of a table. Mr. Eiger (reformed)
>
> >Does anyone (everyone but me) know why Hg is called
> >Quicksilver? (Latin work "hydrargyrum" means liquid
> >silver-but where did Quick come from?) thanks Dan
> >
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