Starting January 1, 2026, mercury thermometers will "exit the historical stage"

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Mercury Thermometer Advantages:
Mercury thermometers are affordable, and their greatest advantage lies in their accuracy. The outer wall of a mercury thermometer has刻度，每个刻度代表0.1℃，对外部体温的变化非常灵敏，一旦体温出现细微变化都会呈现，水银温度计不仅能够准确测量体温，而且性能比较稳定。

水银温度计也有弊端：

一是使用不便。每次使用前，都要先甩动体温计让汞恢复原位；
二是易碎，汞是有毒的可挥发重金属，若流出后不及时、正确清理，会危害健康和环境；
三是水银体温计的读数字体很小，老年人读取不便。

A standard mercury thermometer used daily typically contains about 1g of mercury. If it breaks and all the mercury vaporizes, it can raise the mercury concentration in a room of 15 square meters and 3 meters high to 22.2 mg/m³;而我国环境空气质量标准规定，汞蒸汽浓度的安全限值为50ng/m³。In a short period, inhaling high concentrations of mercury vapor (greater than 1.0 mg/m³) can lead to acute mercury poisoning,表现为头晕、头痛、乏力、发热等。

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Buy one quickly as a memento

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What should I use as a substitute? Those electronic ones are not very accurate and can also be expensive.

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Such a useful thing has been … by capital again

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Going back to the past, this is what we have been using at home all along

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Bought two and storing them.

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Mercury-containing glass thermometers have been banned, but glass thermometers are still available.

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Last year I bought one specifically, as it measures accurately. Even selling indium gallium tin would work, more safely

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Bought six of them, the mercury thermometer measures very precisely, the others cannot replace it as they all have errors, too bad.

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memories from childhood

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It is said that the prices have increased

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there are a few more

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I still find mercury thermometers more useful.

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The biggest drawback is affordability and durability.

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