So, a few months ago I decided to go outside and smash all my old phones into a million pieces just for fun and since they didn’t work. I put them in a bag in my closet because I don’t have an easy way to dispose them correctly. Well, my 9 year old brother tells me that he thinks it’s killing me because of “liquid mercury” and stuff in the screens. Just asking here if that’s actually the case.

The devices are a Samsung Galaxy J3, a Samsung Galaxy A5, a Samsung Galaxy S6, and an iPod Classic.

Thanks in advance!

  • ImPattMan@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I mean, there likely is some mercury in that bag, small amounts are present in a couple different components.

    Is it going to hurt you through the bag? No, I don’t believe that’s likely. If you started licking stuff within that bag? Yeah, don’t do that.

    You can Google “Electronics recycling {insert city here}” and you’ll be able to find where to safely dispose of the phones. Which is just generally a good idea.