Science on Instagram: "Mercury is banned on airplanes mainly because it is extremely hazardous to aircraft safety and human health. Liquid mercury can react with aluminum, which is a major material used in aircraft bodies. This reaction causes metal corrosion (amalgamation) that weakens the aircraft structure, potentially leading to serious structural failure. Even a small spill can spread into tiny droplets and damage a large area of the plane. Additionally, mercury is toxic. Its vapors can har

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TheTinMen on Instagram: "Historically speaking, in many ways, so much of the world has been centered on men. In e1960, only one in five GP doctors was a woman, and so, unsurprisingly, many women in need of help, whose idiosyncratic symptoms presented in ways unfamiliar to a lot of men, fell through the cracks of help. A huge amount has been done to change this, to understand and recognise the unique ways in which women’s health presents; and in fact, today, there are now more female GPs than mal