Definitions for red mercury
red mer·cu·ry

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1. red mercurynoun

   A supposed substance for use in the creation of nuclear bombs and other weapons, about which there are various conspiracy theories.

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1. Red mercury

   Red mercury is a discredited substance, most likely a hoax perpetrated by con artists who sought to take advantage of gullible buyers on the black market for arms. These con artists described it as a substance used in the creation of nuclear weapons; because of the secrecy surrounding nuclear weapons development, it is difficult to disprove their claims completely. However, all samples of alleged "red mercury" analyzed in the public literature have proven to be well-known, common substances of no interest to weapons makers.

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1. Red mercury

   Red mercury is a 19th-century term for protiodide or iodide of mercury. It was commonly recommended for use as an antisyphilitic as late as 1913, most notably during the early years of the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiments. Taken orally, it caused hematemesis. Today, it continues to be used in some countries for skin lightening, causing some cases of nephrotic syndrome. The term was adopted in the 1970s from red mercuric iodide as part of several hoax substances of uncertain composition purportedly used in the creation of nuclear bombs, as well as a variety of unrelated weapons systems. Red mercuric iodide is a poisonous, scarlet-red, odorless, tasteless powder that is insoluble in water. However, samples of "red mercury" obtained from arrested would-be terrorists invariably consisted of nothing more than various red dyes or powders of little value, which some suspect was being sold as part of a campaign intended to flush out potential nuclear smugglers. The hoax was first reported in 1979 and was commonly discussed in the media in the 1990s. Prices as high as $1,800,000 per kilogram were reported.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of red mercury in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of red mercury in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Red_Mercury
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Mercury
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=red mercury