Liquid metal find.

COLFISH · Post by **COLFISH** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:40 pm

Finished work friday and decided to have a few hours at my local beach. My first find was what looked like a silver chain until i stopped digging and then it disappeared, every time i dug it reappeared and then disappeared again. On closer inspection i realised that it was a liquid that reformed shortly after disturbing it! I carefully removed the stones from the hole until i revealed a liquid pool of mercury. A new one on me after 30 odd years of searching. I slowly moved around the area to another good signal and another pool of mercury. There seemed to be a trail about 3 metres long. Remembering my chemisty lessons at school and how highly toxic mercury is i decided to report it to the environmental agency. Many phone calls later i agreed to meet my local environmental officer to point out where i had found it. The following day the beach was cordoned off and was being investigated by all authorities. By monday they have now removed all contaminated area. Just thought i would share this story with you all.

clint · Post by **clint** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:46 pm

Well spotted colfish..dread to think of what might have happened if it was found by kids,plus the long term environmental effects..

regards

Clint

Beany_bot · Post by **Beany_bot** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:48 pm

How bizarre!

A nightmare to remove I would imagine.

Christoph1945 · Post by **Christoph1945** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:54 pm

How strange! Was there a chemical factory located anywhere near to the location that you were detecting? ICI and other companies used to use mercury in their chlorine production cells.

Fi0n4 · Post by **Fi0n4** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:56 pm

Saw this on the BBC website and wondered who had found it!!!!!

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RRPG · Post by **RRPG** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 4:24 pm

A weird find. I wonder if the National Association of Thermometer Collectors had a meeting there ?

RRPG

Tanglefoot · Post by **Tanglefoot** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 4:35 pm

thats a weird one mate

dazzman · Post by **dazzman** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 4:52 pm

wow not good me and little girl was there last week, dont bare thinking about geez

COLFISH · Post by **COLFISH** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:19 pm

Authorities are suggesting that it may have been dumped there!!!! Will keep you updated when i know more.

digger360 · Post by **digger360** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:58 pm

well done on reporting it
it could possibly have come off a boat and the container split

Peasgood · Post by **Peasgood** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:34 pm

Just out of curiosity, what numbers was it giving you?

COLFISH · Post by **COLFISH** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:54 pm

Using pi machine that gives me no numbers! Hope my teeth don't fall out!!!!

frogeye · Post by **frogeye** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:27 pm

Yes very toxic stuff, thats where the saying "as mad as a hatter comes from" . Sends you crazy with daily contact at work ,top hat factory.

Well found and reported

Beany_bot · Post by **Beany_bot** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:36 pm

COLFISH wrote:Using pi machine that gives me no numbers! Hope my teeth don't fall out!!!!

Haha, don't worry about it mate, people are maybe over exadurating just how bad it is to be honest.
Sure it is toxic but only really in chronic cases with prolonged exposure.

frogeye · Post by **frogeye** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 7:59 am

Another very good reason to have gloves on

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