[TheForge] Alchemy Question

Wed Jan 8 19:56:00 2003

The resulting gold was very radioactive!!!
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fashions a weapon fit for it's work.

On Wed, 08 Jan 2003 17:01:44  
 xlch58 wrote:
>Can't find the magic incantation that gives me the answer in Google, so 
>I thought I would ask here.  It is at least metal related.  Someone told 
>me years ago, or I read,  that scientists had successfully achieved the 
>goal of alchemists by transmuting lead into gold.   As I recall, they 
>were using a linear accelerator or something along those lines, 
>bombarding lead with electrons.  Not a finacially viable process, but 
>interesting none the less.  Does anyone here know anything about this or 
>was I just being gullible years ago ( probably read it in Omni).
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>
>Charles
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