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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This was the idea by alchemy. They thought you could change one element into another. Lead to gold and so forth, but not so easy in medieval Europe

[–] Zehzin 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah they didn't have tweezers back then

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't be daft, of course they have tweezers back then.

They don't have plastic yet.

[–] LuckyBoy 5 points 1 year ago

But eletricity didnt exist at the time, so no risk of being electrocuted.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

you can make gold from platinum! however this is a net loss as platinum costs more

[–] pennomi 11 points 1 year ago

You can make gold from hydrogen too! Just gotta put enough of it into one place so it forms a large star, then wait for it to go supernova.