Blaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz to interestingasfuck@lemm.ee · 6 months agoDegraded quality of Olympic bronze medal after a week (Nyjah Huston’s (USA Skateboarder))files.catbox.moeimagemessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageDegraded quality of Olympic bronze medal after a week (Nyjah Huston’s (USA Skateboarder))files.catbox.moeBlaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz to interestingasfuck@lemm.ee · 6 months agomessage-square88fedilink
minus-squareWilly@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoI keep seeing all the athletes biting them.
minus-squareJo Miran@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoI have had $10 jewelery from K-Mart that never chipped no matter what abuse I put it through.
minus-squareAnyOldName3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoYou can bite into lead. You can’t bite into gold, silver and bronze. That’s why it used to be a test for fake coins. If the chips are bite marks, the metal’s really low grade.
minus-squareAnd009@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoI believe gold is soft and will show bite marks?
minus-squarevithigar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoYou have it backwards. Gold is extremely malleable and you can easily leave marks in pure gold by biting it.
I keep seeing all the athletes biting them.
I have had $10 jewelery from K-Mart that never chipped no matter what abuse I put it through.
You can bite into lead. You can’t bite into gold, silver and bronze. That’s why it used to be a test for fake coins. If the chips are bite marks, the metal’s really low grade.
I believe gold is soft and will show bite marks?
You have it backwards. Gold is extremely malleable and you can easily leave marks in pure gold by biting it.