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Gold dissolves in mercury, forming amalgam alloys, but does not react with it. Gold is insoluble in nitric acid, which dissolves silver and base metals. This property is exploited in the gold refining technique known as "inquartation and parting". Nitric acid has long been used to confirm the presence of gold in items, and this is the origin of the colloquial term "acid test", referring to a gold standard test for genuine value.
Gold is the most malleable and ductile of all metals; a single gram can be beaten into a sheet of 1 square meter, or an ounce into 300 square feet. Gold leaf can be beaten thin enough to become translucent. The transmitted light appears greenish blue, because gold strongly reflects yellow and red.[2] Such semi-transparent sheets also strongly reflect infrared light, making them useful as infrared (radiant heat) shields in visors of heat-resistant suits, and in sun-visors for spacesuits
TextGold is a good conductor of heat and electricity and reflects infrared radiation strongly. Chemically, it is unaffected by air, moisture and most corrosive reagents, and is therefore well-suited for use in coins and jewelry and as a protective coating on other, more reactive, metals. However, it is not chemically inert
The isotope gold-198, (half-life: 2.7 days) is used in some cancer treatments and for treating other diseases, In modern times, injectable gold has been proven to help to reduce the pain and swelling of rheumatoid arthritis and tuberculosis
Gold can be manufactured so thin that it appears transparent. It is used in some aircraft cockpit windows for de-icing or anti-icing by passing electricity through it. The heat produced by the resistance of the gold is enough to deter ice from forming.
Originally posted by EvolvedMinistry
Originally posted by metalholic
reply to post by EvolvedMinistry
what people dont realize is sitchin merely took the "myths" of ancient people and played on it like hypothetically it was real stuff and then applied it to the bible and other religions...while doing this you find that what he says makes more sense then anyhting else..
for example lets take the theory of evolution from ape..theres a missing link! lets take the study of our genetics 98% of it is considered junk...now lets combine the 2...yes lets combine the fact that 98% of our dna is a mystery via junk because obviously they dont have any other answer and the fact theres a missing link in the evolution theory what do you get?
we are half alien half ape the first test tube babies!
I agree with your statement. I think there's much more going on with our origins than we are led to believe by the simplistic explanations that religion or modern science provides.
if we were made in gods image which most religions believe and applying logical thought to the equation the only thing logical would be god is an alien!
As an example, the Sitchin interpretation of the Enuma Elish (Babylonian Epic of Creation) may appear to be highly speculative (and it mostly is). However; I have yet to read a more comprehensive interpretation showing how the bizarre features of our Solar System came into being (eg asteroid belt, disproportionate moon size, contraflow orbit and random planar paths of the comets, pluto's off-typical planar orbit etc).
Originally posted by NoahTheSumerian
Let's face it - much of his work is based on hypotheticals, and on interpretations of ancient writings that EVERYONE is 'interpreting'. No-one can ALWAYS know for certain what the exact meaning of a particular cuneiform is/ isn't.
Consider the CUMULATIVE EVIDENCE - particularly in terms of the immense knowledge of astronomy/ mathematics possessed by the ancients (which apart from basic seasonal progressions would have served no purpose).
The astronomical knowledge could be explained away as a 'leisure pursuit' - IF there was an abundance of peace, stability of society etc to allow for UNFATHOMABLY long periods of observation and knowledge-sharing.
The archaeological records show that converse to that supposition, human knowledge of mathematics, societal structure and astronomy appeared essentially ready-formed in Sumer... (NOT Egypt, Babylon, Greece, MesoAmerica)
Yes, I believe Sitchin's theories about gold mining are naiive and in all probability incorrect. However, when you consider the cumulative evidence (written records, inscriptions, bas reliefs, human genetic clues/ genomic 'missing link', shared mythology, 'impossible' architecture, religious text etc ad nauseum), a trend develops indicating that SOMEONE was leading events on Earth - someone who didn't evolve here, or at least had been 'away' for a VERY long time.
It may ultimately be proven beyond doubt that the Sitchin interpretation of the Enuma Elish has always been closer to the truth than people 'in the know' would have wanted to become public knowledge. I believe there's been a determined effort to suppress and ridicule the interventionist explanation, with much disinformation being propagated in the past 100 years or so.
Coming onto a forum with the express intention of trashing the hard-won interpretations of those with a commitment to finding the TRUTH is plain wrong.
Originally posted by Gouzze
What do you all think? I also think we are gonna find out by the end of this year the truth about the annunaki..
Originally posted by Harte
Originally posted by Gouzze
What do you all think? I also think we are gonna find out by the end of this year the truth about the annunaki..
What do I think?
I think I've already posted all the truth there is to know about the Annunaki right here in this thread (as well as in several other threads.)
Harte
i think its a little hard to believe that we've been told everything there is to know about the anunnaki by a high school math teacher and self proclaimed failed atlantologist. i can't find any evidence that you've read a single text.