Especially, don't inhale it. From the Minneapolis Star Tribune:
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Recently we read in your column about the dangers of mercury from a broken thermometer. My sister and I remember playing with mercury on more than one occasion when we were young, some 45 years ago. We rolled it around on the bathroom floor along the tile grooves and splatting it with fingers to see the tiny balls fly out. Are there any health concerns at this point in time? What are the short-term and long-term effects of mercury exposure? What do we do if we break a thermometer now?
http://www.startribune.com/stories/389/5174593.html
Posted by Dave at January 10, 2005 10:07 AM