gold
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The Art Of Making Impossibly Thin Gold Leaves From A Tiny Piece Of Gold
Video: Gold is so malleable that a single gram of it can be stretched into a strip around 3km long. A tiny little coin can be pressed into a 0.0001mm-thin golden rectangular sheet the size of a tatami mat. So leave it to the talented artisans of Japan to transform a tiny bit of gold…
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Gold Aerogel Is Light Enough To Float On Cappuccino Foam
This is the least dense gold nugget in the entire world. It can be held up with a feather. And it’s supported by a space-age material often dubbed “frozen smoke.”
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Archaeologists Baffled By 2000 Tiny Gold Spirals Discovered In Denmark
Finding gold in Boeslunde, Denmark, is no huge surprise — it’s known as an area where Bronze Age gold offering are often uncovered, as curators there are explaining this month. But a recent discovery has surprised and baffled archaeologists: 2000 tiny gold spirals. It’s a “golden enigma”.gold spirals. It’s a “golden enigma”.
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Bank-Slaying, Gold-Plated Samsung Galaxy S6 Is Very Shiny
For most, extravagance in mobile phones is opting for the 64GB or 128GB version of your favourite model and buying a fancy carbon-fibre case for it. Mention this to the one per cent however, and they’ll laugh at you while imbibing the best in ensorcelled wines and smoking unicorn-scented tobacco from pipes fashioned of wood…