Why You Can’t Bring Mercury Thermometers On Planes

Although you probably have never tried to bring a mercury thermometer on a plane, you might be interested to learn that you can’t bring one on, even if you wanted to. Why not? Take a look at the title image of this post. That creepy looking mushroom thing is actually what happens when mercury meets aluminum: they react unceasingly until the mercury evaporates or the aluminum is gone. So if mercury touches the aluminum of the airplane, it will gradually destroy the plane.

Watch the video here:

What do you think about this. Let us know in the comments.