Ed Leafe wrote: > True, but at that time the quest to turn base metals into gold was > still thought of as possible. It is not "unscientific" to explore the > possible, which was what alchemy was in those days. >
It actually is possible, and has been done, just not through chemistry: http://chemistry.about.com/cs/generalchemistry/a/aa050601a.htm The problem is that it turns it it's much, much cheaper to simply buy the gold. Oh, and also, sows ears have been made into silk purses: http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/exhibits/purse/index.html _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
