- The Greeks thought gold was made by dense concentrations of sunlight and water.
- The ocean has enough gold in it for each person to have 2 pounds.
- One ounce of gold can be pounded out to 300 square feet, roughly the size of a tennis court.
- The symbol Au comes from the Latin "Aurum," meaning "shining dawn.".
- Nobles in the 1500's would drink molten gold and emeralds to cure bubonic plague.
- More than 25% of the world's gold is in the Federal Bank Reserve in New York. It is half the size of a football field and has 540,000 gold bars.
- Gold has been found on every continent on earth.
- Gold is soft but heavy and incredibly dense. A cubic foot foot of it weighs half a ton.
- The bible has over 400 references to gold.
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Gold!
I did a science report on gold.I put in all the stuff that was interesting rather than put the whole thing on.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Best Villains
Here are my top five favorite villains from movies, comics, television or wherever the else I find them. I'd like to make this a top ten, so feel free to throw in any suggestions.
- The Governor- The antagonist of The Walking Dead, he is the best developed and most believable villain ever.
- The Thing- The goriest, most explosive monster to ever burst out of your innards.
- The Joker- Don't have to explain this one.
- Hannibal Lector- The only charming cannibal.
- Darth Vader- After 6 movies you get to know him pretty well.
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