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[–] [email protected] 138 points 1 year ago (4 children)

This doesn't work because it will also make hydrogen gas that will take up the air in the area you are in causing you to suffocate. I lost a very close friend to this please don't spread misinformation online.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's why I just buy Gadolinium and slice each atom in half!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Huh? Wouldn't that just give you two radioactive isotopes of germanium? (^(154)Gd/2 = ^(77)Ge > ^(76)Ge)

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

With the right equipment, you can capture the hydrogen and use it to power your hydrogen fuel cell car. So not only do you get free gold, you get free fuel for your car as well.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

You just have to go slowly and next to the window