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fredsam25 t1_j31xcil wrote

Reply to comment by Forgot-My-Name_again in TIL that all the gold that has ever been mined in all of human history could fill about three Olympic-sized swimming pools. by westondeboer

You're thinking of gold particles. Ultra thin gold flakes are easily carried away in the wind. The ratio of surface area to weight mean that they experience a lot of drag relative to gravity.

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Forgot-My-Name_again t1_j31xn59 wrote

And you don't think a fire will alter the flair structure.

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fredsam25 t1_j31y4af wrote

The melting point of gold is around 2000F. No way you are getting anywhere close to that in a open tennis court fire. The gold will not be effected by the fire except to be torn apart by the plumes of smoke that would also carry it away.

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