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.
Surprise: making your own coins is a dangerous pain in the ass
Goldene is a film of gold one atom thick
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After seven years, the original $17,000 gold Apple Watch is officially obsolete
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Today's the final day to get this MacBook Pro for 78% off
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