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Re:ALICE detects the conversion of lead into gold at the LHC by AtlasBarfed on Friday May 09, 2025 @03:46PM (#43940323)
I thought bonbardment like that led to made radioactive gold
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Re:ALICE detects the conversion of lead into gold at the LHC by chrz on Saturday May 10, 2025 @05:37AM (#43944378)
yes in this case it collides right after and becomes single protons
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Re:ALICE detects the conversion of lead into gold at the LHC by sebastiennight on Sunday May 11, 2025 @02:46PM (#43955997)
Given the half-life of Gold-198 is 2.7 days, you've got an arbitrage opportunity during which running it to the closest pawn shop might be viable without losing too much of your hair.
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