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Category: Science
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Uploaded Sep. 22, 2008 by

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Ever wanted to see a cool chemical reaction and make a strange silver snake at the same time? Put a match to some mercury and see what happens.

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connor12123 - a year ago
that wasn't mercury, mercury is liquid at room temperature and they are out in the sun with a solid clump of something that they call "a rock from mars"
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Cronus577 - 5 months ago
RELEASE THE KRAKEN!
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sixsringking - 5 months ago
i left that in the shitter this mornin
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pfisti - 5 months ago
all u guys who are posting that this looks like their sh!t should start eating more healthy!
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games2much - 5 months ago
This is mercuric thiocyanate. The resulting chemical reaction is nicknamed "Pharaoh's Serpent". Regarding the vapor: WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION, IT EMITS HIGHLY TOXIC FUMES OF /MERCURY, NITROGEN OXIDES, SULFUR OXIDES AND HYDROGEN CYANIDE/. If anyone cares...
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Shamwows - 5 months ago
looks like the shit i took this morning
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- lostinokinawa - 5 months ago
  @Shamwows If that looks like something that came out of you, then you have some real problems. My movements don't move on their own. Get it checked out!
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d45368 - 9 months ago
it looks like someones strapped to a chair under that thing and takin a major shit lol
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Derpa-d - 10 months ago
Hold on I gotta take a sh!t.
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connor12123 - a year ago
that wasn't mercury, mercury is liquid at room temperature and they are out in the sun with a solid clump of something that they call "a rock from mars"
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- ross616 - 4 months ago
  @connor12123 it's mercury thiocyanide
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- zakaman - 3 months ago
  @connor12123mercury thiocyanide
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GeniusCat160 - a year ago
It reminds me of this dump that I took one time after the Chinese food buffet
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Ralfalfa - 2 years ago
i like turtles
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Vonny06 - 3 years ago
"move away from the smoke it's not very pleasant." Understatement of the year, it's fatal moron.
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PiCkLeHeAd41 - 3 years ago
that is 1 big turd. damn thats like 15 minutes on the toilet. least you can read the paper though
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SaVaGe777 - 3 years ago
did he died?
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sickrat - 3 years ago
murucy is luquid
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Dustar - 3 years ago
What With The Scary Kids.
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heatersens - 3 years ago
"gotta go burn some mercury" = new euphemism for taking a dump
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- mintypain - 3 years ago
  @heatersensNICE!
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DuckHunter808 - 3 years ago
SDasd
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awsumgaj - 3 years ago
looks like poo comin out of a butthole
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chadbryden - 3 years ago
Last time I saw that was after my trip to Taco Bell. That burnt too.
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Serioul - 3 years ago
If people enjoyed seeing that I should take my camera into my bathroom sometimes.
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Freidrich - 3 years ago
It look like the most beautiful flower. :)
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sagico - 3 years ago
Sweet!
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dmpoaca - 3 years ago
im sorry but it just looks like the ground is sh*tin upwards
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gussl - 3 years ago
Damn, i'd like to tap that girl
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mats852 - 3 years ago
Looks like a breach from hell more than anything else
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