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[–] [email protected] 79 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

I think you'll lose like 5 grams from the protons, more cause you might have to remove a couple of neutrons?

[–] [email protected] 81 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

That's the fun part. If you take just one proton off, you'll often end up with some gold that just decays back into mercury in a few days. Sell it for a quick prank.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isotopes_of_gold

[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago

I'm a third generation proton plucker myself. Some day, my children's children's children may have a good laugh when they finish this bar.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

you can find Hg 198 for sale actually. So if you're a morally pure alchemist you can make the stable isotope of gold

[–] threelonmusketeers 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

How much does isotopically pure ^(198)Hg cost though? I wouldn't be surprised if it was more expensive than gold...

[–] Sethayy 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

More like put em all together and get even more gold

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Anybody have advice for shoving a bunch of protons together? I keep trying but they always fly away from each other.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Put some sugar on a magnet, that always works

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago

Just a spoon full of strong force helps the proton stay down

[–] Sethayy 11 points 10 months ago

Yeah just turn up the close nuclear forces a bit and they'll zoom right together

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

You have to hold them close for a little bit, and let those positrons vent away.