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minus-squareBobbysaurus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·4 months agoMercury was used to stiffen hats for a long time. That is also the background for the “mat hatters”.
minus-squaredogsoahC@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·4 months agoBow do you stiffen something with mercury?
minus-squareSchadrach@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury(II)_nitrate specifically.
minus-squareivanafterall ☑️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·4 months agoVery carefully.
minus-squareMonkderDritte@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·edit-24 months agoMad as a hatter, mercury poisoning.
What’s that about hats?
Mercury was used to stiffen hats for a long time. That is also the background for the “mat hatters”.
Bow do you stiffen something with mercury?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury(II)_nitrate specifically.
Very carefully.
Mats with hats?
Mad as a hatter, mercury poisoning.