how many uses of gold can you name.
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i can name three.
1 jewlery:
2 idols:
3 coins
how many can you name?
while gold may prove to be a good investment, it will not be a good investment because of a supply shortage caused by industrial consumption. Even if you were to classify jewelry usage as industrial consumption, there is enough above ground gold to theoretically balance that consumption for 50 years, even if gold mining were to cease completely. If gold goes up dramatically in price, it will be for reasons unrelated to a gold shortage.
1 jewlery:
2 idols:
3 coins
how many can you name?
while gold may prove to be a good investment, it will not be a good investment because of a supply shortage caused by industrial consumption. Even if you were to classify jewelry usage as industrial consumption, there is enough above ground gold to theoretically balance that consumption for 50 years, even if gold mining were to cease completely. If gold goes up dramatically in price, it will be for reasons unrelated to a gold shortage.
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Russ, NCNE
It's eaten in Japan largely because it's believed to help arthritis. Most is recovered from the sewage, though.
your average notebook computer probably has 1/4 ounce of gold
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Well, hell, maybe I should reconsider giving that old Toshiba to my neighbors for a riflery target.
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unfortunately, it would be too difficult for you to recover. But, there are companies that do just that - on a massive scale.
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well im not sure if its faux or real, but its supposedly in certain high end liqours which names escape me because I wont touch them
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<< <i>well im not sure if its faux or real, but its supposedly in certain high end liqours which names escape me because I wont touch them >>
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<< <i> It can be used as a catylist in the oxidative decomposition of dioxins. >>
And gold nanoclusters have also exhibited catalytic activity for the low temperature oxidation of carbon monoxide as well.
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The Olympic gold medal was first presented in 1908. Before then, winners received silver medals. Today's gold medal is actually made of silver, guilded with at least six grams (0.21 ounces) of pure gold.
Onboard computers in the Galileo space probe are protected from short circuiting using Heavy Ion conductors made from silicon and gold.
The ‘Pathfinder’ robot that took close-up pictures from the planet Mars, used an intricate gold circuitry to transmit information back to Earth.
The most detailed, precise images ever of Neptune and Uranus were captured by the Keck telescopes, which used gold-coated mirrors.
Every telephone contains gold in the miniature transmitter in its mouthpiece. Because of its ability to convey a superior signal, gold is also used to coat phone jacks and connecting cords.
Airforce One, the airplane used by the President of the United States, is protected from heat-seeking missiles by gold-plated reflectors.
Motor vehicle airbag deployment systems use gold-plated sensors which signal the airbag to deploy. Gold is the only metal resistant and reliable enough to use in these life-saving devices.
One ounce of gold can be stretched into a 50m long wire or hammered into a sheet covering 100 square feet.
The World Cup trophy is 32cm high and is made of solid 18ct gold.
Gold fetched its highest-ever price of $870 per ounce on January 21, 1980.
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Gold and Silver is also used in the decorating of commemorative type guns. Check out the American Rifleman Magazine.
Then there is the Gold plated tools a mechanic friend of mine has that he pretends are only to be used on expensive cars.
One nut I know carries an ink type fountain pen with a gold Plated tip. Teeth were mentioned twice and that's because I found out that it is more expensive than silver but the silver fillings contained Mercury which is now being found out to not really do anything for one's health.
Large construction organizations around here are usually awarded a gold plated shovel if a project is copleted on time and under budget.
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inplants... though I dont think it's used any more, aside from teeth, which has already been mentioned
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B-tt plugs for wealthy princes. Oh
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