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[–] [email protected] 81 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

That's the fun part. If you take just one proton off, you'll often end up with some gold that just decays back into mercury in a few days. Sell it for a quick prank.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isotopes_of_gold

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago

I'm a third generation proton plucker myself. Some day, my children's children's children may have a good laugh when they finish this bar.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

you can find Hg 198 for sale actually. So if you're a morally pure alchemist you can make the stable isotope of gold

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

How much does isotopically pure ^(198)Hg cost though? I wouldn't be surprised if it was more expensive than gold...