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calabast@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Very cool. Do we know what the fluid is? Does it pose any health risks if it somehow leaks into the groundwater?
bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
roguetrick@kbin.social 10 months ago
They're saying it's minerals and a polymer. In that case even a leak into groundwater would just be leaking groundwater.
Dasnap@lemmy.world 10 months ago
It’s just good ol’ fashioned mercury.
Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 10 months ago
The article claims it's 2.5x as dense as water, which according to this density chart is probably bromine.
roguetrick@kbin.social 10 months ago
I actually bet it's just stonedust and water.
Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 10 months ago
I'm not sure which would be worse for the machinery
roguetrick@kbin.social 10 months ago
Nah, I bet it's iron and water.