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Very cool. Do we know what the fluid is? Does it pose any health risks if it somehow leaks into the groundwater?

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It’s just good ol’ fashioned mercury.

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The article claims it’s 2.5x as dense as water, which according to this density chart is probably bromine.

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I actually bet it’s just very very fine stonedust and water in suspension.

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Our innovative fluid R-19 is environmentally benign and has been engineered to be non-reactive and non-corrosive.

https://www.rheenergise.com/

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They’re saying it’s minerals and a polymer. In that case even a leak into groundwater would just be leaking groundwater. (Depending on what the polymer is)

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