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Yeah, what would we possibly do with a near unlimited supply of one of the most conductive metals that is also extremely resistant to oxidation?

by RC_ITR 3y ago

commandlinefan 3y ago
Well, thanks for giving me an answer to the question I asked, in your own way, I guess.
- hazmazlaz 3y ago
  I am genuinely trying to give constructive feedback here - when you say things like "I didn't do any research" when asking a question, it has a tendency to cause people to be dismissive of your question because the act of asking without first expending effort and then advertising that fact makes the questioner sound entitled. Sort of like implying "my time is too valuable, but yours isn't". Next time try leaving that part out, and keeping the question simple, e.g. "What is special about having an overabundance of gold that isn't possible with a limited supply?" or by first doing a reasonable amount of research and leading with that, e.g. "I read a couple of webpages about the current uses of gold in science and industry, but I still can't figure out what would be possible if we had a limitless supply of it, can someone with more knowledge about this topic help me out?" Hope this helps, like I said, I am genuinely trying to be constructive here, and no negativity intended towards you.
- RC_ITR 3y ago
  Well, as this CHATGPT answer [0] states, it's all theoretical (since we do live in a supply constrained world), so I focused on the two key enticing properties of goal. If you are interested in speculation, the ChatGPT response is pretty good. [0]https://chat.openai.com/share/8a36a062-ae53-4883-adde-1d8bcf4a4ccf https://chat.openai.com/share/8a36a062-ae53-4883-adde-1d8bcf...
  - venusenvy47 3y ago
    I disagree a little with the first item. Copper has a higher conductivity than gold, so there isn't an advantage in electrical performance to use all gold conductors. It's only used in specific portions of a circuit board that you want to prevent from oxidation. Even if gold was cheaper than copper, you wouldn't want to make your whole circuit with gold metal. Even on IC's, which don't use a lot of metal, they switched to copper traces for the performance benefits.
    - commandlinefan 3y ago
      Thanks, that’s actually what I was wondering. Which, apparently, I should have just done my own research on rather than asking an off the cuff question here hoping somebody would know and be interested in sharing.

Yeah, what would we possibly do with a near unlimited supply of one of the most conductive metals that is also extremely resistant to oxidation?

by RC_ITR 3y ago

Yeah, what would we possibly do with a near unlimited supply of one of the most conductive metals that is also extremely resistant to oxidation?

commandlinefan 3y ago

Well, thanks for giving me an answer to the question I asked, in your own way, I guess.

hazmazlaz 3y ago
I am genuinely trying to give constructive feedback here - when you say things like "I didn't do any research" when asking a question, it has a tendency to cause people to be dismissive of your question because the act of asking without first expending effort and then advertising that fact makes the questioner sound entitled. Sort of like implying "my time is too valuable, but yours isn't". Next time try leaving that part out, and keeping the question simple, e.g. "What is special about having an overabundance of gold that isn't possible with a limited supply?" or by first doing a reasonable amount of research and leading with that, e.g. "I read a couple of webpages about the current uses of gold in science and industry, but I still can't figure out what would be possible if we had a limitless supply of it, can someone with more knowledge about this topic help me out?" Hope this helps, like I said, I am genuinely trying to be constructive here, and no negativity intended towards you.
RC_ITR 3y ago
Well, as this CHATGPT answer [0] states, it's all theoretical (since we do live in a supply constrained world), so I focused on the two key enticing properties of goal. If you are interested in speculation, the ChatGPT response is pretty good. [0]https://chat.openai.com/share/8a36a062-ae53-4883-adde-1d8bcf4a4ccf https://chat.openai.com/share/8a36a062-ae53-4883-adde-1d8bcf...
- venusenvy47 3y ago
  I disagree a little with the first item. Copper has a higher conductivity than gold, so there isn't an advantage in electrical performance to use all gold conductors. It's only used in specific portions of a circuit board that you want to prevent from oxidation. Even if gold was cheaper than copper, you wouldn't want to make your whole circuit with gold metal. Even on IC's, which don't use a lot of metal, they switched to copper traces for the performance benefits.
  - commandlinefan 3y ago
    Thanks, that’s actually what I was wondering. Which, apparently, I should have just done my own research on rather than asking an off the cuff question here hoping somebody would know and be interested in sharing.