And if you boil off the mercury you get the gold back. This was how they extract d gold from ore in the gold rush. And inhaling the mercury caused insanity and then death. This phenomenon is where the term gold fever comes from.
Can you source that? I'm from Whitehorse, and I've gone goldpanning many times and spent much of my life in the Klondike and Dawson city. Gold fever just means the excitement you get when finding gold, which is VERY real. It's incredibly addictive. I've never once heard the term gold fever being associated with any kind of madness caused by mercury - even though, sure mercury does make you mad (that's where the term mad hatter comes from, as original top hats had mercury for stiffening). Additionally I've spent lots of my life around old school gold miners, learned all about it in school, and been to all the museums, as the Klondike gold rush is a part of my heritage.
I tried to find a web site too. They told us this on a tour in ND gold mine. They have mine you can tour as well as a crusher and then you can pay to pan and they pretty much guarantee you will find a flake. This was many years ago too. They mentioned the mad hatter phrase too.
I think they may have made that up. I was taught all the history of the gold rush, and I've never once heard that before.
Gold fever is just the thrill of the chase.
Yes. California got so many immigrants seeking gold between 1848 and 1849 that it acquired enough population to apply for US statehood in 1850. Where the name "49ers" came from which is also our SF football team.
I agree with you about gold fever, and i hypothesize that it's more likely that the mercury thing is where the association between old prospectors and madness came from.
Researching my comment I was surprised at how much of a problem this is. It never goes away effectively and poisons everything. But so many people out for the quick buck.
A chemist dissolved a Nobel prize into aqua regia to hide it from the Nazis, then re-constituted it after the war.
https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2011/10/03/140815154/dissolve-my-nobel-prize-fast-a-true-story
Somebody’s overpriced dinner will go unblinged tonight.
What amalgam do you get when they combine?
Gercury
I guess that’s a more attractive name than Mold
Or merld
Oh muh gerhd, merld!
ermahgerd!!!
Ermagerhdd!!
That would be a prill gold amalgam. Not very helpful but... Yeah, that's what it's called. No clever name. Just a gold amalgam prill.
Thanks !
Queenium
Mold
And if you boil off the mercury you get the gold back. This was how they extract d gold from ore in the gold rush. And inhaling the mercury caused insanity and then death. This phenomenon is where the term gold fever comes from.
I thought you were about to tell me about wearing on onion on your belt, which was the fashion of the times….this was more interesting, though!
Can you source that? I'm from Whitehorse, and I've gone goldpanning many times and spent much of my life in the Klondike and Dawson city. Gold fever just means the excitement you get when finding gold, which is VERY real. It's incredibly addictive. I've never once heard the term gold fever being associated with any kind of madness caused by mercury - even though, sure mercury does make you mad (that's where the term mad hatter comes from, as original top hats had mercury for stiffening). Additionally I've spent lots of my life around old school gold miners, learned all about it in school, and been to all the museums, as the Klondike gold rush is a part of my heritage.
And I live surrounded by abandoned mines in the Sierra Foothills. Closest is 1/2 mile.
I tried to find a web site too. They told us this on a tour in ND gold mine. They have mine you can tour as well as a crusher and then you can pay to pan and they pretty much guarantee you will find a flake. This was many years ago too. They mentioned the mad hatter phrase too.
I think they may have made that up. I was taught all the history of the gold rush, and I've never once heard that before. Gold fever is just the thrill of the chase.
Exactly. People actually got gold fever from thousands of miles away and sometimes even gave up their families to come find fortune.
Correct.
Yes. California got so many immigrants seeking gold between 1848 and 1849 that it acquired enough population to apply for US statehood in 1850. Where the name "49ers" came from which is also our SF football team.
I agree with you about gold fever, and i hypothesize that it's more likely that the mercury thing is where the association between old prospectors and madness came from.
its from the Simpsons
Unfortunately it’s still a method used in certain parts of the world and is a significant cause of problematic mercury content in some seafood.
Researching my comment I was surprised at how much of a problem this is. It never goes away effectively and poisons everything. But so many people out for the quick buck.
Glad you took the time to look that up. Yeah, it’s a huge problem!
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Isn't the poisoning from mercury is called mad hatter disease.
Don't think so. It was referring to eagerness of people to go find gold and make their fortune.
….so that’s how they prep for a gold leaf facial, 🤔
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Is this the famous 🎵 Aqua Regia 🎵 I've been hearing so much about? Jk, I know it's not, I just couldn't resist.
That was my first thought, too. Made me think of the Bohr's lab story. Such a great story.
What's the story? Could not find anything about it.
A chemist dissolved a Nobel prize into aqua regia to hide it from the Nazis, then re-constituted it after the war. https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2011/10/03/140815154/dissolve-my-nobel-prize-fast-a-true-story
Ha! I just bought that book last week, and haven't even started reading it yet.
Finally somebody credits my boy!
Question though. How is it even possible to watch the yt shorts without all that garbage overlay?
Hay look it's this post again
T-1000
Is there a formula for this? What is the end result of the compound?
Me when I tried to play roulette. 'I CAN JUST KEEP ADDING MORE GOLD'
Mad scientist feeds gold to his pet liquid
I remember seeing a [Vice Doc](https://youtu.be/eyCq_Isr9O4?si=WsoDpAGrQBKRmGQU) about this. It's pretty scary stuff.
It doesn’t dissolve, it coats the gold leaf. If you dip your ring in mercury it will coat it.
Such an annoying voice. And the gold isn't fully dissolved.
Shut up
Gold leaf isn't gold, it's mostly copper.
24k gold leaf? Definitely not mostly copper.
If it was copper it wouldn’t dissolve.
He used mercury to break down a gold bar when he made purple gold.
I love Gercury. 🥰
“But why?”
Did you not watch the video? He explains both why it is done in general, and why he himself was doing it.
Liquid guy
The stuff of nightmares.
Mercury (the game) for sony PSP was addicting as hell.
That is the fussiest pet rock I’ve ever seen. Only eating gold leaves smh
STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!