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At one time hatters (the correct word for hat makers) used Mercury in preparing the skins used to make hats and to get sharp corners in the hats they chewed on the skins. This caused ingestion of the mercury, which is a neurotoxin. They eventually developed mercury poisoning, which affected their brains causing a form of chemically induced madness.
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∙ 7y agoIn the 17th and 18th century's hatters would treat beaver fur with mercury. The vapours from the mercury would over several years poison the hatter and mental health would suffer. It's where we get the phrase as mad as a hatter.
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Why did beaver hat makers sometimes go mad?
They didn't go mad. Beaver hats are still made and there are no mad hatters
Why did the beaver hat makers sometimes go mad?
They didn't go mad. Beaver hats are still made and there are no mad hatters
Why did beaver hat makers somtimes go mad?
They didn't go mad. There is nothing from a dead beaver belt that would cause a reaction.
Why do hat maker go crazy?
Hat makers became crazy from the fumes produced by mercury-soaked felt.
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go to a dam...... shoot a beaver use the backside as a hat then give the rest to pitbulls or something.
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You could go to Westminter Mall and go in to the Disney store.
How did the usage mad hatters come into the English language?
The old hat making process involved intensive use of the element mercury (called quicksilver back in the day). Mercury fumes are incredibly toxic, and can cause severe neurological damage. The phrase mad as a hatter comes from how many hatters (hat makers) would die or go crazy at a young age due to mercury exposure from their work.
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