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When most people think of gold, they think of Fort Knox, or a phat set of grillz. The exceptionally nerdy -- like some people at popsci.com -- automatically recall gold's atomic number of 79. But no one suspected gold's role as nature's nanotechnological answer for purifying air, except for a team of researchers from the Queensland University of Technology.
Originally posted by Perseus Apex
reply to post by C0le
Self sufficiency is most valuable. For one to have land of rich soil, knowledge to grow their own food, supply their own potable water, build their own house from nature itself, produce their own energy; in effect to be truely sovereign in one's own right is true power as well as possessing the abilities to defend it. One should ask themselves why this has become so difficult to achieve these days. That was by 'design'. This is a quite a topic in and of itself.
[edit on 23-1-2009 by Perseus Apex]
Originally posted by Anonymous ATS
Gold has no real value. It's a shiny rock, please understand that. It's a shiny rock. It can't provide food, clothing, shelter, or water to you or your family. SHINY ROCK. You can eat gold, but it won't nourish you. You could wear gold, or use it as an umbrella, if you had enough - but it won't do much good. You can drink gold, but if you have to melt it first - it will burn you to death.
Gold is only a shiny rock, just like diamonds, silver, platinum, etc... silly primates.
Originally posted by Anonymous ATS
Gold has no real value. It's a shiny rock, please understand that. It's a shiny rock. It can't provide food, clothing, shelter, or water to you or your family. SHINY ROCK. You can eat gold, but it won't nourish you. You could wear gold, or use it as an umbrella, if you had enough - but it won't do much good. You can drink gold, but if you have to melt it first - it will burn you to death.
Gold is only a shiny rock, just like diamonds, silver, platinum, etc... silly primates.
Originally posted by Anonymous ATS
Gold has no real value. It's a shiny rock, please understand that. It's a shiny rock. It can't provide food, clothing, shelter, or water to you or your family. SHINY ROCK. You can eat gold, but it won't nourish you. You could wear gold, or use it as an umbrella, if you had enough - but it won't do much good. You can drink gold, but if you have to melt it first - it will burn you to death.
Gold is only a shiny rock, just like diamonds, silver, platinum, etc... silly primates.
Originally posted by asmeone2
Unfortunatly I think for most people, the economy has already downturned enough that it is no longer possible to even think about investing in preciosu metals.