marlyxmar (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

mercury is awesome

Shankovich (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

LOL science wins theif!

helo100 (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

pause at 0:23 and the bottom right hand cornerNOTTINGHAM NOTTINGHAM NOTTINGHAM!

bobnfreely (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

Traditional top hats were made of felt that was formed from animal furs. Expensive hats were made from beaver fur, which has hairs that readily interlock and form a strong water-resistant felt. Cheaper hats were made from things like rabbit fur, which had to be specially treated with mercurous nitrate in order to form a felt. A later acid treatment would leave behind traces of elemental mercury, which would then be evaporated during the finishing and forming process.

PewPew59 (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

Nope, murcury. There used to be a factory near where i live and there are plenty of stories about it

OmfgitzJonn (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

3:31 lol his face

steadfast1984 (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

I was led (no pun) to believe that it was Lead that hatters used to brim top hats and make them stiff, and the Lead is what caused people to go mad. Mad as a Hatter

338jon (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

THIS IS SPARTA (kicks ya down a well)

338jon (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

Very interesting!

tommynights (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

The mad hatter reference is correct. I saw on a documentary where the hatters would use a brush and paint the brim of a hat to make it hold a stiff edge. As the brush bristles stiffened, the hatters would commonly moisten them with saliva by touching them with their tounge - not the best idea in hindsight. Thanks for all the great videos.