After talking about how it takes a whack of skilled experts to make the stuff most of us take for granted, Andy from How to Make Everything comes to the conclusion that minting your own currency is a dangerous resource-intense pain in the ass.
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6:32 pm Mon
Sep 10, 2018
Surprise: making your own coins is a dangerous pain in the ass
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Couple's afternoon at the beach yields almost 5 grams of gold
Hobbyist gold miners are a joy to behold. Their enthusiasm in panning for gold and running sand through sluices is clearly a labor of love. Watch as they put all their gear through its paces, with their delight and fascination never waning.
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Interesting 1959 documentary on the art of gold beating
Pathé shot this cool documentary of British artisans turning gold blocks into gold leaf. There’s clearly a lot of remarkable skill involved, but there’s also a remarkable lack or hearing protection around some very noisy machines.
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For the true audio enthusiast, there’s a lot of difference between putting on some songs “for background music” and a true listening experience. For the latter, there’s nothing like a pair of sturdy headphones and the powerful speakers that come with them. And the wireless variety doesn’t get much more powerful than the TREBLAB Z2 […]
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Land a job in project management with this comprehensive course
Digital or analog, there’s a path of least resistance for any project. Finding that path is what the Agile methodology is all about, which is why proficiency in it is a must for any project management position – and the paycheck that comes with it. And the quickest path to learning Agile? The Agile Project […]
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This next-gen paper airplane combines drone and video tech
Everybody’s flown a paper airplane. But what if you could fly on a paper airplane? Until we invent shrink-ray technology, the PowerUp X FPV Video Paper Airplane Kit will have to do – but it’s as fun as that sounds and more. The original version of this creative toy added drone tech to the old, […]
