Do mercury thermometers last longer than other thermometers?

OK, this is a strange one. Last year I inherited a bunch of stuff from my uncle, and part of it includes several cases of old mercury thermometers. I know that these aren't used much anymore, and that it is dangerous to throw them out because of the...

Has mercury been banned in thermometers, including cooking thermometers? If so, when? How do you know if your thermometer has mercury? My thermometer has red in the center of a glass tube? Is it mercury? How do you safely dispose of these thermometers...

Has mercury been banned in thermometers, including cooking thermometers? If so, when? How do you know if your thermometer has mercury? My thermometer has red in the center of a glass tube? Is it mercury? How do you safely dispose of these thermometers...

By accident, I swallowed mercury from a thermometer and was wondering is that worse than all the mercury in my tooth fillings?

I cycled my tank (4 weeks) and i was thinking about getting fish soon. I was getting my magnetic alge cleaners in place when they connect they shattered my thermometer. :( Its a normal thermometer. 2$ at Walmart. Do they put mercury in thermometers these...

I have a mercury thermometer outside and its reading 2 degrees Celsius right now. Strange thing is that the weather station that is close to our areas elevation in my city says 4.9 degrees C and feels like 1 C (cause of wind chill). So are mercury thermometers...

if two mercury thermometers are of same volumetric dimensions, same mercury filled in it.one is 0 to 50 degree centigrade(celcius) and other 0 to 500 degree celcius . How is this possible. I need reply by 10th september! please help me!

When should we choose to use Alcohol or Mercury filled thermometers, If we were given a choice of both? And why?