Imagine knowing about this in medieval times. You'd be so rich from selling fake gold

@MyNameIs8Ball

Жыл бұрын

youd probably be found out pretty quickly because theyd just weigh it against real gold.

@CharlieQuartz

Жыл бұрын

You’d already be massively wealthy from being probably the only person in the word with elemental aluminium. The metal was so rare even in the 1800s, as demonstrations of wealth six pounds of it (the largest single piece produced then) were used to cap the Washington Monument, it was served as cutlery to Napoleon III’s most esteemed guests, and it sold on the market for almost double gold’s worth.

@doggosuki

Жыл бұрын

@@MyNameIs8Ball coat it around a metal of a similar weight to gold

@hackerbynight107

Жыл бұрын

@@MyNameIs8Ballidk if they had that kind of technology back then, if they weighed by hand it wouldn’t be terribly accurate

@franchuhazekura1437

Жыл бұрын

@@hackerbynight107 the density is different

Nigel maxed up his chem skills and now he's moving to alchemy

@xamnaut9477

2 жыл бұрын

Next video he's gonna start boiling pee to make gold, just you wait.

@braylon3233

2 жыл бұрын

Metallurgy*

@alamrasyidi4097

2 жыл бұрын

This guy's a blacksmith now

@pottingsoil723

2 жыл бұрын

@@xamnaut9477 Auric Urea

@xamnaut9477

2 жыл бұрын

@@pottingsoil723 Indeed!

A similar alloy, minus the zinc, is simply aluminum bronze. Which is really impressive because it retains a similar gold tone but is actually as strong as many grades of steel.

@joshuakuehn

Жыл бұрын

Do you know any astm grade numbers off the top of your head? Sounds interesting!

@dylantaylor5829

Жыл бұрын

@@joshuakuehn I do not sadly but its a fairly commonly used alloy for certain applications, so finding it shouldnt be hard.

@deeznuts23yearsago

Жыл бұрын

So you’re telling me I can make a gold m1911 but it won’t start looking like shit if I accidentally scratch it? TIME TO BECOME A DRUG LORD

@netx421

Жыл бұрын

Aluminum bronze is bad ass

@netx421

Жыл бұрын

@@deeznuts23yearsago sadly I don't think that it's the most machinable alloy. But yes you absolutely could probably an entire gun minus the barrel and steel required components

Thanks for the tutorial, i'm cooking nordic gold for tonight.

Nigel should make german silver, too, just to fill out his "fake precious metals named after geographic locations" collection

@dannygreen5477

2 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't German silver be a 5 Reichsmark coin..?

@neeharika422

2 жыл бұрын

@Transphobes hate me ah yes, the fake precious metal, FRENCH FRIES

@sofia.eris.bauhaus

2 жыл бұрын

@@neeharika422 easier to make than mining for real fries.

@JBroMCMXCI

2 жыл бұрын

Or Nazi gold

@Silentnightgazer

2 жыл бұрын

Ich bin froh, dass Leute so einen gefallen an unserem Land zeigen 🇩🇪🇩🇪

I swear at this point Nigel's catchphrase should just be, "So I blasted it with a blowtorch"

@atharvakpatil

2 жыл бұрын

Anything : exists Nile: so i blasted it with a blowtorch

@glenngriffon8032

2 жыл бұрын

Nigel solves his problems with a blowtorch Nigel solves his problems with a blowtorch Nigel solves his problems with a blowtorch And he never has the same problem twice!

@garryghibli5993

2 жыл бұрын

So anyways I started blasting

@petertaylor4980

2 жыл бұрын

Surely, "This honestly worked a lot better than I expected"?

@jasonchiu272

2 жыл бұрын

"There are a couple of children that I forgot to dispose of in my basement and according to the data I hacked online the FBI will probably raid my house in a week or so, so instead of waiting around, I blasted the children with a blowtorch."

"The Tabletop Furnace Company"- I love that there is a company whose mission is to make smelting and foundry work something anyone can just do in their kitchen

@Ted_II

Жыл бұрын

We truly live in the future

This takes the saying: "Everything that glitters is not gold" to a whole new level.

@crabsaresilly8317

10 ай бұрын

Spunjbawb

@HeCookinSomeDope

10 ай бұрын

The Merchant of Venice, nice

@user-mt4pg8xd6s

5 ай бұрын

i learned that in highschool.

@gouranganeog6035

5 ай бұрын

All that glitters is not gold

Little tip: If you're adding zinc to a melt where aluminium is also being used, wrap the zinc in a little parcel of aluminium foil, that should help you get the zinc deep into your melt and hopefully help stop the zinc from fuming too much

@MichaelMacGyver

2 жыл бұрын

@@TMinusRecords Nah the zinc will melt under the other liquid metal rather than on top so there's basically no oxygen to form zinc oxide fumes

@Hirosjimma

2 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelMacGyver yeah but putting something in that can trap air, no matter how temporarily, doesn't sound like a bright idea.

@shorea27

2 жыл бұрын

But then it wouldn't look quite as cool on video 😁

@jessegrzanowicz1034

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hirosjimma your saying it doesn't sound like a bright idea but have you ever done it? Don't assume unless you've tried

@renkanestark6945

2 жыл бұрын

@@jessegrzanowicz1034 that same fallacy could be used to defend eating wild bats, and we all know how that ended.

an important note from a metalworker: zinc fumes are very dangerous! it can easily poison you if you breath them in, and it’s a hell of a nasty ride getting through even a low grade zinc sickness. any zinc alloys should be treated carefully with plenty of ventilation as soon as heat is applied, as zinc really like to spatter out of alloys

@AL-cx7jd

Жыл бұрын

It looks like he had the entire furnace in his fume hood. So no fumes would have escaped.

@dolphincliffs8864

Жыл бұрын

I don't why he didn't add in charcoal. I always do with filthy lead.

@Anklejbiter

Жыл бұрын

when i was younger i melted down anything i could find. lead, zinc, copper, tin... I don't know how I made it past 16

@katarzynarek5268

Жыл бұрын

@@Anklejbiter did you keep the molten metal?

@katarzynarek5268

Жыл бұрын

@@Anklejbiter because if you did and melted all of it together then it would be a frankenstein monster of an alloy

2:29 is this how horror sounds are made

Dude this guy is so creative in his ideas!

@nef36

Жыл бұрын

Creative?

@samanderson6079

Жыл бұрын

What do you mean? Nordic gold wasn’t his idea

@samanderson6079

Жыл бұрын

@@es-zw3mg exactly

“I’ll close the lid and let it cook for a bit” Ah, melted copper: my favourite dish

@fruitless_yt5976

2 жыл бұрын

lol

@marshmelows

2 жыл бұрын

Just like momma used to make

@echologisticsinc8411

2 жыл бұрын

I love eating melted copper

@jskwkkdksksiiksdodjdkskkd2518

2 жыл бұрын

Put some salt end pepper end voila your nice soupe

@bouchranourelhouda2415

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I know now the recipe

And into this ring he poured his cruelty, his malice, and his will to dominate all life. One Ring to rule them all.

@Elcarsh

Жыл бұрын

Then he blasted it with a blowtorch.

@AniketKumar-lw6su

Жыл бұрын

He is the type of guy who would say "So anyway, I made the ring of Souron"

@notme8232

Жыл бұрын

@@AniketKumar-lw6su No, that's NileGreen

@iamthinking2252_

Жыл бұрын

@@notme8232 same diff (jk)

@theloweffortchannel7211

Жыл бұрын

@@AniketKumar-lw6su magic and all

Could have just got a load of 10c, 20c and 50c coins from the euro zone, we use Nordic gold for the golden coins

@Sparrowly1

Жыл бұрын

That completely defeats the purpose of making it himself... It's like saying he could've just gotten a grape soda from the store instead of making one from plastic gloves in that video.

@DraconaiAuracto

Жыл бұрын

Destroying valid currency is illegal in many regions.

@johannnooo1

Жыл бұрын

@@DraconaiAuracto farting too

@volvo09

Жыл бұрын

@@DraconaiAuracto who enforces it? Unless you are melting down truckloads repeatedly, no one will come after you.

I am very much impressed by your Passion for the experiments which tell us something new each time , we watch your work

This is amazing. Just mixing some random metals and turning it into gold looking alloy, not gonna lie, if this video was on reverse, I wouldn't have believed it because it looks like real gold

@Yora21

2 жыл бұрын

This is a typical metal for coins. I think it's used in all gold colored Euro coins.

@creounity

2 жыл бұрын

well these are not random metals -- specific ones, in strict proportion to each other.

@daisiesofdoom

2 жыл бұрын

Most European Union small change is made from Nordic gold

@daisiesofdoom

2 жыл бұрын

@Don't read profile photo i can't say I hate you, but o boi, what a journey.

@etyl2494

2 жыл бұрын

I wish he compared it to real gold.

"It of course isn't actually real gold." Nigel, just admit, you're an alchemist.

@springtrap8434

2 жыл бұрын

Next he's about to become the real life full metal alchemist lol.

@ortezac.5339

Жыл бұрын

In that case I hope he doesn't have a younger brother lying around...

@seronymus

Жыл бұрын

@@springtrap8434 tfw no Olivier Armstrong wife

@springtrap8434

Жыл бұрын

@@ortezac.5339 bruh what do you mean "lying around" like some toy lol

@springtrap8434

Жыл бұрын

@@seronymus Lmfao

Nordic Gold is a brass alloy with some aluminium and tin added.

Summarize this channel in one quote: "And it honestly turned out better than I expected."

@fariyaazeem3739

Жыл бұрын

It literally read out in Nilered's voice in my head

@studyguy2750

Жыл бұрын

so what we have here...

@mvbmvb

Жыл бұрын

That’s called publication bias

@mrpysell6771

Жыл бұрын

Facts though!

@IvanKowalenko

Жыл бұрын

Either that or “I think it's pretty cool.”

"This is a bunch of copper metal, and I want to try turning it into gold." Oh, so we're doing alchemy today, alright

@hamburgerhamburgerv2

2 жыл бұрын

yay, alchemy

@NoriMori1992

2 жыл бұрын

That was my first thought too 🤣

@CBeavr

Жыл бұрын

damn, i left my philosopher's stone in my other pants...

@cameronelliott6696

Жыл бұрын

Lol

@ommsterlitz1805

Жыл бұрын

Euros coins are made out of Nordic gold

It would be very cool to see other mixes, like sterling silver, black bronze, rose gold and so on :)

@xlerb2286

4 ай бұрын

Sterling silver at least is easy. That's just silver with a bit of copper. Back when pennies were made of copper we'd make our own sterling silver for casting. 1 troy oz. of pure silver and a new (copper) penny, with a little bit nipped off. Someplace in storage I've still got a couple pounds of silver from those days. Hope I haven't thrown it out by mistake.

if the Zinc is burned off why even add it? The vaporization temperature of zinc (about 1600 ° F) lower then the melting point of copper

@LogicCaster

Жыл бұрын

Much of the zinc is dissolved into the molten copper and remains trapped. The rest boils away as we saw.

So, apparently it's called "Nordic Gold", because the alloy was invented for some Swedish coins (by a lady working for a Finnish company). It's also used in Polish coins, and some Euro coins. It doesn't really tarnish, and it has some anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties. So... just a decent alloy for coins, basically. Neat.

@MissingRaptor

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! I was wondering about this 😊

@1NIGHTMAREGAMER

5 ай бұрын

in theory you could coat gold coins in this and it would be less likely to rub away ?

He really became the alchemist with this one.

@Anonymationsthecoolanimator

2 жыл бұрын

Yes😂

@g30ffm0rt0n

2 жыл бұрын

Technically, it's metallurgy.

@shonentamil2789

2 жыл бұрын

Without even the circle 😂

@morganrobinson8042

2 жыл бұрын

@@g30ffm0rt0n Considering alchemy's history, that distinction ranges form minor to entirely inconsequential. He made a bronze alloy to fake being gold, aesthetically. That's about a third of all alchemy.

@commenter_HIMIK-MAN

2 жыл бұрын

Next up: making gold out of piss.

Love this channel 🎉🎉🎉

I always wondered if you had to actually stir the mix when alloying, at last I can see the actual process, thank you!

Looked it up: This alloy is used in coins (like the bigger Euro cents), and it can be described as somewhere between bronze and brass or a combination of both

@CoolKoon

2 жыл бұрын

Actually it's a type of aluminium bronze I believe.

@williamburnett3660

2 жыл бұрын

Can the metal be used in other applications besides coins? For example making a cool novelty fake sword? Just curious.

@CoolKoon

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamburnett3660 Absolutely! Since it's a type of brass alloy it's possible to make it develop a nice black(ish) patina with proper chemical treatment. I'd recommend using it only for the sword's handle though, the blade should be either steel or something that resembles steel.

@oivinf

2 жыл бұрын

@@CoolKoon It contains zinc, which makes it a brass, but also tin which makes it bronze, and aluminium that makes it aluminium bronze. Technically it's just a "copper alloy", but it has the ingredients of both bronze and brass, which is why I described it as a combination of both

@gb7586

2 жыл бұрын

"I call it, bronze and brass" "More like belong in the trash"

What's your hobby? Nile: Cooking What do you cook? Nile: Metals

@Hestirix_plays

2 жыл бұрын

Can you make a nice copper dish my fine good sir?

@yaroslavka

2 жыл бұрын

That's metal af

@BottlBlu

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hestirix_plays Yeah sure, Any Liquids? We don’t serve water

@HarrisonMartinson

Жыл бұрын

Nile: Meth

@-person-9700

Жыл бұрын

Nile: copper is good food.

This video has all the conbinatory fun of a cooking show, with the dangerous materials of a science show.

you make everything sound so easy

If all content was like this on youtube. No bullshit. straight to the case. actually doing what title says, and you don´t drag it out with a lot of crap. Respect.

@yunamoonlight1015

Жыл бұрын

I know right?!

@pubbiehive

10 ай бұрын

it used to be like that in the past, then the corporate dipshits ruined it

I've seen other Nordic golds, but really like the color here. So I've got to ask, How much of each metal was used in this alloy?

@RedwoodRhiadra

2 жыл бұрын

If he followed the standard formula, 89% copper, 5% aluminum, 5% zinc, 1% tin.

@caseyriley1014

2 жыл бұрын

@@RedwoodRhiadra true, I'm just not sure that it was the standard formula, and I've seen people recommending other ratios before.

@TomasGradin

2 жыл бұрын

@Casey Riley With other ratios it isn't Nordic Gold.

@ParadigmUnkn0wn

2 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing his is a bit short on zinc, since most of it appeared to go up as zinc oxide fumes/particles.

@RedwoodRhiadra

2 жыл бұрын

@@ParadigmUnkn0wn It looks like a lot, but it's probably a very tiny amount.

2:30 that was magical

So A) wtf is the spatula made of? The one you used to mix the molten metals without it melting as well. B) How do you clean it after the fact?? Can't quite rinse it in water or anything like that. I feel like my questions are more metallurgy questions than they are chemistry. Lol

2:15 Forbidden Twinkie

He makes chemistry loveable

@westie430

2 жыл бұрын

I think that's his main goal😉

@Cay9z

2 жыл бұрын

This is how youtube should be

@NikoPeludo

2 жыл бұрын

“My name is Walter Hartwell White. I live at 308 Negra Arroyo Lame Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87111.”

@GameShack2006

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cay9z If you mean "How" then you are spitting true facts my friend

@Cay9z

2 жыл бұрын

@@GameShack2006 Its a typo sorry it was not meant to be the slut girl word

i love this type of content

Hey nile loved your content for years i really wish there were more games with reactions as a mechanic of the game and more just hitting craft and learning on your channel will help me try and work something into my game even if it isnt a full periodic table of elements

Copper pipes are so lovely to work with, the colour of them after you clean the oxidation with sandpaper is the best colour!

@Elurin

2 жыл бұрын

I agree! I work with copper plumbing fittings, and the adapters that are cleaned for hospital use are so, so shiny, and the best colour! The complete opposite of black malleable fittings, which is just dirty iron.

1:03 the forbidden orange juice

@Damianisnotreal

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking that lol

Nice content bro, keep it up👌

alchemists in middle ages: this is what we were seeking for so many years

@Mis7erSeven

Жыл бұрын

I don't think the alchemists would be satisfied with a method to make fake gold by using aluminium, a material which was more expensive than real gold back then.

1:22, 75mL of aluminum metal

Man, Nile’s gold production has really upgraded I remember when you were doing this with paint cans and torches :3

@b.o.4469

2 жыл бұрын

Wow what a true fan your are

Here in europe some Euro coins (0,10€, 0,20€ and 0,50€) are still made out of Nordic Gold

@schneemann-fy6gi

12 күн бұрын

Still? They always were

I thought Cu + Zn was called brass... which, incidentally, does have a golden colour

@TBiscuit1

Жыл бұрын

Copper and Zinc is brass The main difference is that Tin and Aluminum was added into the mix and that the metal percentages are different Nordic gold has around 89% Copper and 5% Zinc while actual brass has around 67% Copper and 33% Zinc

@theta_clips

Жыл бұрын

@@TBiscuit1 You seem fairly knowledgeable about this, so I figured I'd ask. Does Nile adding Tin to a Copper alloy make this a partly bronze material? Or is it more heterogenous and the materials aren't a "bronze centric" combination?

@steptimusheap8860

Жыл бұрын

Brass is basically knock off gold anyways. heavy, soft, corrosion resistant, conductive, yellow, etc. It's just fake gold

@cyberhaggis

Жыл бұрын

@@steptimusheap8860 No it's not lol totally different crystalline structure, alloy, still corrodes so much more easily than gold

@steptimusheap8860

Жыл бұрын

@@cyberhaggis pyrite has a different crystal structure too, doesn't mean it's not also fake gold

Im still in shock that this man just woke up and decided to convert copper into gold

@user-eh2se3rb5f

2 жыл бұрын

thats easy

@BGGamesOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

@Don't read profile photo ok. 😂

@BGGamesOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

@The Orange Knight bots fucking bots 😂

@buddyclem7328

2 жыл бұрын

Well, he did just happen to have some lying around.

1:13 Nile actually wanted to show us the creation of the first Black Hole image

I like how Nile talks about his scientific experiments like he's cooking them lol

Nice pour man!

NileRed and BigstackD Casting is the crossover we all need

@LSG_Squadron

2 жыл бұрын

*Today we are making nordic gold coins with BigstackD Casting* That collab is actually pretty fun to watch

Nigel should do a whole series on nothing but high temp reactions and metallurgical chemistry.

2:09 👌good soup

Hey Nile, would you be able to provide some of the measurements for each of the metals? I'd like to do this experiment with my class some time. Thanks for the quality content!

This guy makes things that seem impossible to make even if he used magic.

@clipsofmovies8946

2 жыл бұрын

@Don't read profile photo ok

@theboss-by5gd

2 жыл бұрын

godamit ur gettin spammed in the replies

@clipsofmovies8946

2 жыл бұрын

@@theboss-by5gd best thing to do is to report those spams brother 👍

@monasimp87

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah specially with the Jesus privellages

@pinecrustjuise

2 жыл бұрын

@Don't read profile photo I read it man

Is no one going to talk about how Nigel always has the most unusual things “lying around?” 😂

@SharpForceTrauma

Жыл бұрын

Thats just the perks of being a professional chemist lol

How did you learn all of this! It’s absolutely fascinating!

This is a awesome how to your own Nordic gold video! 💕💞

I love watching metal melt! And the pouring bit… something so satisfying!

1:38 That shit looks like some kind of divine fire or some shit, damn.

@mariavictoriaantipolo1994

Жыл бұрын

🤨

Cool. When will you release a recipe book chef?

Like brass with a few extra bits to make it special

I was so so astonished to see the metal copper melt. That was so satisfying. Thank you for showing this to us.

Can we just appreciate how much time he puts in to add in good captions

@fractal5764

2 жыл бұрын

It's a 3-minute video...

@Fattipotato79

2 жыл бұрын

There's only 354 words...

@jorionedwards

2 жыл бұрын

Sure beats the auto captions that go all "Alpha Kenny Boy." Don't read that out loud.

@Photosounder

2 жыл бұрын

It's easy when you read from a script, you just upload your text file.

@saidaslamov8571

2 жыл бұрын

@@jorionedwards i see what you did there

That cooling down sound is cool sounding

Seeing metals melting and an alloy being made is one of the most satisfiyng things to watch

Just a suggestion: packing the furnace with as little airspace as possible with go a long way to avoid getting O2 into the metl, and when you add the zinc, it won't fume so badly, also if you soak (leave it in the furnace after it's liquefied) your melt any longer than needed you are extending that fuming more than needed. In some cases this can actually cause problems with zinc loss and a change in properties for high-zinc castings.

my dad and mum owned a jewelry shop and all the jewelries they used to sell was my father's designs and whenever he had to melt gold or silver I was always watching him melting it cause it was my fav part 🥰🥰🥰 this video brought back memories 😆😆

Very cool! really enjoy all these videos. Just wondering though, ...isn't that just brass?

Love how nilered shorts combines the professionalism of nilered with the sheer chaos of nileblue making the ultimate shorts channel

This is awesome but I miss your longer videos! 😭

I made some Nordic Gold for the first time recently, I'll be making more of it because it is very nice to cast with and make all kinds of novelty items and jewelry for only a small fraction of the cost of real gold.

@glasslinger

Жыл бұрын

It tarnishes.

@ralphmourik

Жыл бұрын

@@glasslinger A few coats of clear lacquer should preserve it for a good while

“Hi guys! This is my personal gold recipe!”

Thanks dude

Impressive how he always survives his new projects 👀

@HarrDarr

2 жыл бұрын

ye i keep dying whenever i try this

BigstackD uses a propane furnace, but this electric one looks useful for smaller casting projects. Hope you preheated your molds!

I dont know why your videos were suggested but,....now I cant stop watching them...😄

i like how u arranged them in the same way when u made actual gold bars

The sound of hot metal being cooled by water is so satisfying, kinda like bacon sizzling on a hot pan.

@aniruudhh

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah and the way the metals instantly melt when added into the beaker(or wutver thats called lol)

@buddyclem7328

2 жыл бұрын

@@aniruudhh I believe that it's called a crucible.

@Shrektopuz

2 жыл бұрын

It sounds like the screaming souls of the damned

I love your videos bro, I know shorts make more money, I just wish you’d do more full length videos as those tend to be my favorite and I watch them multiple times and all the way through. Please *Nile* if you read this, please do more!

@jerrywinstrom

2 жыл бұрын

Actually shorts make quite a bit less than full length videos, however it’s obviously a lot easier to make a 2 minute video than a full length one, also shorts get a ton more views typically. Overall just treat them like extra little videos to tide you over to the next full video.

@johnnylego807

2 жыл бұрын

@@jerrywinstrom I agree with that notion, but KZread is actually giving an incentive $ to do the shorts as they are trying to compete with tiktok and other social media platforms. And it’s obviously worked. And the reason I posted this is it seems very rare he does a full length breakdown/ video. And I really enjoys those especially when it comes to chemistry. I still watch all of the shorts and enjoy them.

I came looking for gold and found copper

Hey Nile, your videos are awesome. What’s a crucible?

Nice brass making tutorial 🥐

I swear if I had the instruments, I would do this daily. It seems so fun!

Now I know the meaning of :- " everything that glitters is not gold "

@RichardLeslieWhereat

2 жыл бұрын

Like pyrite

@yobrethren

2 жыл бұрын

Stairway??? Led Zep

@RossiaIsNoMore

2 жыл бұрын

But gold glitters too 😐

@RichardLeslieWhereat

2 жыл бұрын

@@RossiaIsNoMore it doesn't, not really. It's a very dull colour

It looks really similar to actual gold, it's so cool!!

That sound when u placed it into the water thooo

2:25 It looked like it shrunk so much

@0_Matthiasss_0

5 ай бұрын

Cause it did

Thank you for this tutorial my family enjoyed the meal

@BottlBlu

Жыл бұрын

Same! They fell on the ground this time! Did yours too?

2:30 sounds so magical

Thank you so much for your video ! It's so much fun while learning something. Does the smoke when you add zinc and tin is toxic ? What is that smoke ? Can you please try one day to make a steel alloy with a little bit of gold inside and measure its quality and characteristics ?

0:08 NileRed: Says Furnace me: Minecraft?

you should heat up the metal before putting it in another liquid metal, if it jas some moisture it could cause explosion of liquid metal (not very safe)

2:30 That is an amazing sound holy shit

The sound that came out when you put the gold in the water sounded like a pterosaur lmao

That sound when he dipped the "gold" in water was satisfying

How about 'Amazon Gold'? A gold/silver/copper alloy with a special trick. On casting, the alloy looks much like silver, but when treated with a mixture of acids, magic happens! The acids strip away silver and copper, leaving a spongy* surface of pure gold. Rubbing the surface with a burnisher collapses the gold sponge, leaving a thick film of nearly pure gold! For many years, archeologists thought that the gold films were electro-plated! *Nano-scale porosity...it doesn't look like Gold until is is rubbed, rubbing fuses the particles to solid metal.

Anyone else expecting him to destroy the Nordic gold at the end?

Wow. Nice recipe 👍