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Isn’t this just the density point restated?

• dnautics 5y ago
  I suppose you could use archimedes principle in its original form to verify density of gold, sure, but I think GP was referring to transportability. If anything it's to do with #1. But calling it "unusual" makes it seem like it's just a human whim and human subjective standards of desire that make it valuable, where it's very important to be explicit that there is an intrinsic property of gold that gives it subjective utility beyond mere preferences.
  • Kbelicius 5y ago
    > I suppose you could use archimedes principle in its original form to verify density of gold, sure, but I think GP was referring to transportability. Under 5. point, the one about density, GP wrote: "(This is a big one) Density[...] Why does this matter? Counterfeit currency, as was a problem with anything based on silver.". What made you think that he was talking about transportability there?
    • dnautics 5y ago
      ok fair. I didn't fully understand the point and wasn't aware that gold was, say, denser than lead. (not a metallurgist, just a biochemist), and I was fixated on the deficiency of point #1. Thanks for pointing it out. In either case, verifability of gold is thus a product of TWO easily assessed properties, not just one.