[Noisebridge-discuss] mercury on the table?

[Jeffrey Malone]

/me reiterates Rubin's request to LET IT DIE.

The mercury was cleaned up, it was not tracked anywhere, the amount
was comparable to that in a thermometer, and the risk of exposure is
almost nil.  THERE ARE WORSE THINGS IN THE ALLEY than on that table
right now.

We don't know for sure where it came from, and no one has stepped
forward to claim responsibility (perhaps because they don't realise
they brought it in).  Either way, whatever caused it is not like a
weekly thing, so we don't need a fucking inquisition.
This was a completely freak "accident", if you will, and I expect
people will be more aware of their actions before bringing anything
that may contain even trace amounts of hazardous materials into the
space.  But with the way this conversation is going, god help anyone
who breaks an EFL bulb and has someone on this list scream bloody
murder and call hazmat.

So there's no point in this unless the discussion, unless someone is
arguing we should get MSDS -- but even that should be broken off from
this thread so we can end this craziness.

Jeffrey


On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 9:48 AM, Curly Wurly<curlywurly22987 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think it's important to keep talking about this, and at the very
> least identify the source of the mercury.  To not do this is grossly
> irresponsible.  It would be excellent if those who were hacking on the
> neon sign could become experts in those devices and report to the list
> about how this could have happened.  I personally don't see how a
> large quantity could have come from a neon sign, but I'm no expert.
> Since someone put all of us at risk, the onus is upon them to
> thoroughly research this.
>
> Thankfully Ani noticed the spill before the situation got worse.
> Imagine if 5mL of mercury spilled on the floor and we all tracked it
> all over the place.  Not good at all.
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