Now this is a new one on me…
Apparently someone has started a rumor in Saudi Arabia that old sewing machines contain a “magical” substance known as red mercury.
The general belief is that red mercury has all sorts of amazing abilities, from turning off cellphones, helping the owner to find gold or even build nuclear weapons!

There is of course, no such substance as red mercury and as far I can can tell, mercury of any kind has never been used in sewing machines.
“RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi police are investigating the origins of a hoax that had hundreds of people believing that …read more