can alchemy be real?

I have a few questions, i've heard alot about alchemy, turning base metals into gold. But most spirtualist people say alchemy is changing the soul into a more devine being. But does anyone think that one day physical alchemy could one day be real? I know it takes alot of energy now, but one day it might be really easy.

It's possible to turn lead into gold -- according to my recollection of atoms, you'd just have to subtract some electrons. How you'd do it I don't know.

Originally posted by nathan_p
It's possible to turn lead into gold -- according to my recollection of atoms, you'd just have to subtract some electrons. How you'd do it I don't know.

Um no. It is the number of protons that determine the atom, changing the electron count creates an ion of gold. Changing electron count is easy, changing proton count is dam hard. Such a thing is only heard of in the center of the sun.

Alchemy is the old chemistry... there is nothing magical about it, it is out of date old school science but, if you still are interested in alchemy, look up monatomic gold.

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I figure if Isaac Newton couldn't crack the puzzle, it's uncrackable. That dude was seriously smart.

Alchemy is real..

Look on World of Warcraft.. I specialize in it. I am like 372 or something out of 375.

thanks for the replies everyone! I tried looking up monatonic(sp) gold, but didn't get much out of it. But what i'm trying to find is transmutation. But it always seems like it does take a large amount of power to create metals and melt diamonds into bigger ones.

Originally posted by malakiem
thanks for the replies everyone! I tried looking up monatonic(sp) gold, but didn't get much out of it. But what i'm trying to find is transmutation. But it always seems like it does take a large amount of power to create metals and melt diamonds into bigger ones.

Did you try searching ATS for monatomic gold, there is lots of threads on it. Here is one; www.abovetopsecret.com...'

"create metals" what do you mean by that?

Also, I am sure that they don't melt diamonds, they just connect a bunch of smaller ones together, remember diamond is carbon and is not a metal, no melting...

Originally posted by halfmask

Originally posted by malakiem
thanks for the replies everyone! I tried looking up monatonic(sp) gold, but didn't get much out of it. But what i'm trying to find is transmutation. But it always seems like it does take a large amount of power to create metals and melt diamonds into bigger ones.

Did you try searching ATS for monatomic gold, there is lots of threads on it. Here is one; www.abovetopsecret.com...'

"create metals" what do you mean by that?

Also, I am sure that they don't melt diamonds, they just connect a bunch of smaller ones together, remember diamond is carbon and is not a metal, no melting...

I think what i mean by creating metals is not just creating gold from silver. But like creating platinum from bronze, and silver from gold etc. And changing the protons in each to make different metals to use. Hope that clears things up, i think that's what i meant.

The metallurgy form of alchemy has been essentially ruled out entirely by modern science, so I would concentrate your search more on the spiritual/esoteric meaning of alchemy.

Damn. I knew I had something wrong in that post... thanks for the correction.