There is an outfit that sells a swimming pool purifier based on that
idea.   Just toss it in.
 ken




 At 10:14 AM 12/2/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Actually an alloy might be better.  Pure silver does not dissolve in water
at all, and does not form bonds with anything to make it soluble very
>easily.  However, if you connect silver and copper, you form a crude
battery, which will then develop a current, that will then allow the silver
to form
>colloidal silver.
>
>Thus, it seems possible that if you put an alloy of silver and copper into
an electrolyte, the copper should react with cations such as sulfates ions,
>and create a current that causes the silver atoms to get pulled into the
liquid where they might form a colloid.
>
>A thought anyway.
>
>Marshall
>
>Tel Tofflemire wrote:
>
>> Not many us coins are pure silver. Only one I know is a commemorative
$5.00 Canada Silver Maple Leaf coin.   US coins have nickel, tin and who knows
>> what all, but  Not much pure silver.
>> Tel
>> Dewey, AZ
>>
>> Nicole K wrote:
>>
>> > Hi List members,
>> >
>> > I was thinking about the coins the wagon train settlers used to keep
their
>> > milk fresh - silver coins in the milk jugs. I'm assuming this is true and
>> > wondered if simply sucking on a pure silver coin would do anything to
allay
>> > the onset of throat infection or sore throat. I guess it wouldn't be as
>> > effective as taking the colloid.
>> >
>> > Anyone have any opinions on this??
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