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Astronomy Picture of the Day -- On the Origin of Gold
NASA ^
| September 11, 2011
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Posted on 09/11/2011 5:04:24 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Explanation: Where did the gold in your jewelry originate? No one is completely sure. The relative average abundance in our Solar System appears higher than can be made in the early universe, in stars, and even in typical supernova explosions. Some astronomers have recently suggested that neutron-rich heavy elements such as gold might be most easily made in rare neutron-rich explosions such as the collision of neutron stars. Pictured above is an artist's illustration depicting two neutron stars spiraling in toward each other, just before they collide. Since neutron star collisions are also suggested as the origin of short duration gamma-ray bursts, it is possible that you already own a souvenir from one of the most powerful explosions in the universe.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; astronomy; danfogelberg; gold; goldbugs; science
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[Credit: Dana Berry, NASA]
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posted on
09/11/2011 5:04:27 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
http://www.galmarley.com/framesets/fs_commodity_essentials_faqs.htm
Gold : prices, facts, figures & research
Commodity Numbers FAQs
How much gold is there?
In the world there are currently somewhere between 120,000 and 140,000 tonnes of gold ‘above ground’. To visualise this imagine a single solid gold cube with edges of about 19 metres (about three metres short of the length of a tennis court). That’s all that has ever been produced.
Divided amongst the population of the world there are about 23 grams per person, about 1.2 cubic centimetres each. This equates to about $250 - $350 worth per person on Earth, depending on the current price.
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09/11/2011 5:06:16 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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09/11/2011 5:06:21 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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09/11/2011 5:06:38 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
God spoke it into being, just like the rest of creation, with the exception of man, who was formed by his own hands in His image.
To: SunkenCiv
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09/11/2011 5:14:42 AM PDT
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ari-freedom
(It's time for Obama to get a downgrade.)
To: ari-freedom; SunkenCiv
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09/11/2011 5:22:17 AM PDT
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Daffynition
(Obama's job plan is that it's all designed as a desperate effort to save just one job: his own)
To: Daffynition
must be related
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09/11/2011 5:35:31 AM PDT
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ari-freedom
(It's time for Obama to get a downgrade.)
To: Daffynition
There are some teams which could really use someone that’s good in the paint.
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09/11/2011 6:31:42 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: ari-freedom
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09/11/2011 6:32:48 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
Gold is selling for $70 per gram on Ebay now.
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09/11/2011 7:03:26 AM PDT
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Big Horn
(Rebuild the GOP to a conservative party)
To: SunkenCiv
Kind of on and off topic.
I've been using photoshop for several years now and have gotten pretty passable with most things but I've found that the single hardest thing is to create passable space art. Galaxies are easy, planets are easy, and individual stars are easy but the randomness of deep space is tough to do in a computer.
This pic is kind of busy but its just practice and a demo of where my abilities are today.(I also lose some sharpness in posting to FR.
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09/11/2011 7:32:21 AM PDT
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cripplecreek
(A vote for Amnesty is a vote for a Permenant Democrat majority. ..Choose well.)
To: SunkenCiv
Awww, ya'll can keep your gold.
When the SHTF, I'm not trading one of these for any amount of gold.
To: SunkenCiv
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09/11/2011 8:31:21 AM PDT
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Taffini
( Mr. Pippen and Mr. Waffles do not approve and neither do I)
To: SunkenCiv
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09/11/2011 8:34:13 AM PDT
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blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: SunkenCiv
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09/11/2011 8:44:03 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: SunkenCiv
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09/11/2011 6:29:56 PM PDT
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Some Fat Guy in L.A.
(Need a new tagline - Bucs are better this year)
To: blueunicorn6
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09/11/2011 8:00:41 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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09/11/2011 8:01:26 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: bigheadfred
Arrrr, hand over ye beans, arrrr.
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09/11/2011 8:01:48 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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