Dissolve My Nobel Prize, Fast (2011)

Re:Dissolve My Nobel Prize, Fast (2011) by corin_ on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @07:31PM (#9502440)

I think that line was written for dramatic purposes to indicate that he didn't know how long it would take for the Nazis to show up so he had to be as quick as possible. It doesn't necessarily imply that it didn't take him hours and hours. (But I've no idea what the answer to your question is.)

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Re:Dissolve My Nobel Prize, Fast (2011) by dkbrk on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @07:38PM (#9502462)

Though I don't know any more details about the events that took place, there are several ways of speeding up the process. As 23kt gold is quite soft, it would be a quite straightforward process to finely divide it and thereby increase the reaction surface area. Additionally, you could (gently!) heat the solution, though at the cost of a more copious amount of nasty fumes.

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Re:Dissolve My Nobel Prize, Fast (2011) by dman on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @07:37PM (#9502455)

Theres only one way to find out - win a nobel prize and dissolve it.

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Re:Dissolve My Nobel Prize, Fast (2011) by dalke on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @08:24PM (#9502633)

Two ways - they are sometimes for sale.

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