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  1. Newsgroups: sci.misc
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!wupost!darwin.sura.net!ukma!vlsi!starbase.spd.louisville.edu!aldavi01
  3. From: aldavi01@starbase.spd.louisville.edu (Arlie Davis)
  4. Subject: Re: Walk on Mercury?
  5. Message-ID: <aldavi01.712528770@starbase.spd.louisville.edu>
  6. Sender: news@vlsi.louisville.edu (Network News System)
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  8. Organization: University of Louisville
  9. References: <1992Jul29.144611.23703@access.usask.ca> <1992Jul30.123759@sicsun.epfl.ch>
  10. Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 20:39:30 GMT
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  12.  
  13. > I guess that walking upright would be impossible because you can't maintain
  14. > your balance.
  15. > Apart from that, mercury is a normal but heavy fluid so you might sink
  16. > up to your ankles or a bit further.
  17. > It would be very difficult to drown, but before starting to experiment I
  18. > advise you to put on a hermetically closed diving suit.
  19.  
  20. Yes, mercury is *very* heavy.
  21.  
  22. So, here's a second, related question: How deep could you fill a normal /
  23. common in-ground swimming pool before the bottom cracked from the pressure /
  24. weight?
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