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With an incomplete knowledge of chemistry that wouldn't necessarily be an irrational experiment. For example, urine was a common source of uric acid in pre-mode
by harimau777 4y ago
With an incomplete knowledge of chemistry that wouldn't necessarily be an irrational experiment. For example, urine was a common source of uric acid in pre-modern times. When applied to copper it would produce verdigris. It might be a reasonable hypothesis that whatever allowed urine to change one metal might indicate that it could change other metals into gold.
- TheLoafOfBread 4y agoBut it won't produce gold, same like applying aceton to concrete won't produce antimatter.
- harimau777 4y agoYou don't perform a scientific experiment because you know what the result will be. You perform the experiment to find out what the result is. That's how science works.