[Jack Black]

Helicopter Ben doesn't seem to have studied much science. Gold is an element. Elements can not be changed or made from other elements without breaking atomic bonds: that is nuclear reactors are required, or atom smashers. Nuclear reactors do turn Uranium into Plutonium, but don't work with Gold for a variety of reasons. Atom smashers usually use elements at the other end of the table and work on infinitely small amounts of those elements and require vast amounts of energy.

It is much more plausible that oil will be created (oil is a molecule, not an element and so could theoretically be made by other methods).

Even nano-tech theorists do not suggest nanotechnology will be able to convert one element to another.

Asteroids are the more likely source of lots of "new" gold, not alchemy.

[Travis McGee]

I only grabbed that part of the Helicopter Speech because that was when Ben made a few mentions of fiat money. But it does show how his mind works (or not.)

[antaresequity]

I will definitely be shorting gold when...