Driving through 500 fluorescent bulbs

Don't you just love the smell of mercury vapors in the morning?

Apparently this is a world record attempt by Dutchman Bennie Carrera. He recently broke is own record by driving through 750 bulbs, but I couldn't find a video from that.
cybrbeastsays...

There's a few milligrams of mercury vapor in a typical bulb. So that would release a few grams in total. It's outside and will dissipate fairly quickly. A typical coal fired power plant emits much much MUCH more.

Still it's not the brightest idea of course

Crosswordssays...

Sadly, because of the inevitable effects of mercury on mr. mustache motor cycle rider's central nervous system, we were unable to secure an interview with him about this momentous accomplishment. Our best imaginary reporters were turned away at the gates of his new residence in the Shady Pines Cognitive Rehabilitation Facility.

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