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[–] gbzm@piefed.social 27 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Why is the mercury arc rectifier getting a "what the fuck"? I don't know much about them, are they more magic than glowing rocks, runes, levitation and demon cores?

[–] fullsquare@awful.systems 21 points 3 days ago (1 children)

no, but they will also kill you (but not by magic)

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How so? Can I touch it? Lick it?

[–] fullsquare@awful.systems 5 points 2 days ago

These things are under high voltage, so no. And then there's several kg of mercury inside

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