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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CamaroDMD, post: 24699609, member: 5233&quot;]As I understand it...cost isn&#039;t the only problem with creating gold from Mercury via nuclear bombardment.&nbsp; The other issue was the gold isotopes produced were radioactive.&nbsp; So, not only is it not cost affective...the gold isn&#039;t safe to handle.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I think if our control over the atom gets to the point where this is both safe and affordable (assuming we have destroyed ourselves)...I suspect that our economy would be radically different.&nbsp; In such a world, I would imagine our ability to generate cheap energy would be almost limitless and gold as a valuable commodity might no longer be relevant.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>That said, I don&#039;t see that in any of our lifetimes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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