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		mrlonglong 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The origins of 60-Hz as a power frequency (1997) Suppose Ag was as cheap as, or even cheaper than Al, would it be more useful?

haneefmubarak 10 months ago [–]

Sure, we could alloy and/or plate it. You have a source on Ag cheaper than Al you'd like to disclose to the class?

mrlonglong 10 months ago | [–]

Silver and gold could be a lot more useful to society if they weren't so expensive. Plenty of asteroids out there to mine.

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