Strange7 comments on The "show, don't tell" nature of argument - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Strange7 24 March 2010 11:20:39PM 0 points [-]

Mercury-based clips are liquid at room temperature, not to mention highly toxic, so I'd recommend against their use in any human-habitable environment. That said, there might be places outside Earth's gravity well where mercury would be useful to you.