> Do you somehow think mercury is dangerous? Where did you get that >idea (hint: the *media*)? Well, maybe if you carefully put it on your >stove hotplate, heat it red-hot and inhale the fumes it might be, as are >a number of other substances. (No, Peter, I really *don't* want an >argument again!) At one time felt hats were shaped using mercury containing compounds. The neurological damage gave rise to the term "mad as a hatter." No, Paul, the stuff causes long term neurological damage -- it is pretty nasty once it accumulates in your body. I'd hate to see you or anyone else find out too late. Cheers, Win Wiencke