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Dating back to the 1600's, thermometers were filled with Brandy instead of mercury.
Dating back to the 1600's, thermometers were filled with Brandy instead of mercury. is a Health Fact in the Health Facts category.
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Fact Comments
837 days ago
Anonymous
That's my kind of thermometer!
782 days ago
Anonymous
So why'd they swap? If it accurately measured temperatures, the only probable cause of swapping is to kill us with mercury vapors if it breaks.
741 days ago
PattyJ.
So what did people do, break the thermometers and drink from them?
612 days ago
Anonymous
Yeah, either they switched because people always drank the Brandy, or because it was to expensive to use that in thermometers... im guessing the first one.