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Far better than a tin-foil hat ... it's a better conductor [1] and far less prone to tarnishing [2]. [1] http://www.kp44.org/electric/ElectricalConductivityOfM
by smoyer 12y ago
Far better than a tin-foil hat ... it's a better conductor [1] and far less prone to tarnishing [2].
[1] http://www.kp44.org/electric/ElectricalConductivityOfMaterials.php http://www.kp44.org/electric/ElectricalConductivityOfMateria...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarnish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarnish
- Already__Taken 12y agoI wouldn't call 9% a much better conductor. [tin foil] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_foil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_foil This being HN I get to be a pedant... I'm really bored in work. Sorry.
- onion2k 12y agoIf you're going to be a pedant you need to be an accurate pedant. smoyer didn't say "a much better conductor", just "a better conductor", and as you say yourself, gold is 9% better.
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