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I don't quite understand how it's worthwhile to poke a 5cm cylinder to get the scrap metal? Why not just throw it in the pile with everything else? What would a
by lordnacho 5y ago
I don't quite understand how it's worthwhile to poke a 5cm cylinder to get the scrap metal? Why not just throw it in the pile with everything else? What would a normal hunk of steel be worth?
- kragen 5y agoA normal hunk of steel is worth almost nothing. Most recyclers won't even take it (real recyclers, the kind that pay you for your materials, not fraudulent "recyclers" set up for public relations value). Lead, aluminum, brass, copper, silver, and gold go for much higher prices. Copper is common in heavy steel things.
- kergonath 5y agoYou can find all sorts of valuable things in things that look sciency like this. Like platinum bits and pieces. He was probably hoping to find something else than steel. Glowing stuff can also be very expensive, but you need to know people who might be interested, and they usually aren’t the best company. Also, proper equipment to manipulate it.
- gallego2007 5y agoYou have to put yourself in the shoes of someone trying to get by… in a developing country no less…
- matheusmoreira 5y agoYeah. My father and grandfather used to work in junkyards like these. If some strange glowing material showed up in a scrapyard, I have no doubt they'd think it was valuable.
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- queuebert 5y agoCesium is much denser than steel, so it probably felt valuable or rare.