Re:Why does NASA use gold foil on equipment and gold-coated ...
by saraid216 on Thursday August 22, 2013 @10:17PM
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> if gold could be synthesized, it wouldn't be selling for $1300/ounce.
That's not by itself true. If gold could be synthesized for less than $1300/ounce, then it wouldn't be selling for $1300/ounce. As noted in sibling comments, it is possible to synthesize. It's just unreasonable to actually do so in any meaningful quantity.
Re:Why does NASA use gold foil on equipment and gold-coated ...
by lutusp on Thursday August 22, 2013 @11:05PM
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Let me amend my original claim: "If gold could be synthesized with something other than a multi-billion-dollar accelerator and produce daily yields greater than nanograms ..."
That's not by itself true. If gold could be synthesized for less than $1300/ounce, then it wouldn't be selling for $1300/ounce. As noted in sibling comments, it is possible to synthesize. It's just unreasonable to actually do so in any meaningful quantity.