X-Message-Number: 14808 Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 03:35:19 PST Subject: Re: identity and the alchemist quest for gold From: Edgar W Swank <> "Raphael T. Haftka" <> wrote in Cryomsg 14726 ... Hundreds years ago, when people did not know much about chemistry and nuclear physics, many believed that they could make gold from other materials. ... Uh, we CAN make gold from other materials, just not by chemical processes and it's too expensive for most purposes. If we put mercury in a partical accelerator or a nuclear reactor, we get small amounts of isotopically pure gold, which can then be chemically separated from the mercury. Edgar W. Swank <> President - American Cryonics Society http://www.jps.net/cryonics/ ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=14808