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RegularJoe @lemmy.world

4w ago

Scientists turn lead into gold for 1st time, but only for a split second

Scientists turn lead into gold for 1st time, but only for a split second

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First time? Specifically for the LHC maybe.
- Yeah, haven't we turned lead into gold before? (A few atoms, not the most stable isotope)
  How is this a "first"?
This isn't the first time. They've done this before, and it's well documented. It's also irradiated, if memory serves.
- Any sources?
  
  Probably.
So... Not really?
- Counts as long as they found a buyer in that window
- And for 1000000 times the cost of normal extraction probably.
  
  The goal isn't to come up with an economical way to produce gold. Read the last 2 paragraphs
  
  To be fair, we could probably do a lot better if we purpose-built a machine to make gold. And Pb->Au isn't even likely the most ideal path. That was only chosen to fulfill the ancient alchemy dreams.
So what's this guy holding?
- An unrelated gold nugget, two years ago, at a completely different location, for some reason.
  
  Ohhh! EXCUSE ME! I guess just everyone knows what gold looks like!
  /s
- Have you never made small pellets of Ferrero Rocher wrapping ?
They have had greay success at turning gold into less gold.
For a split second. The creator was also immortal

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