Silver Spoons!

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Ok, I showed you some of my sexy silver forks the other day.. How about a set of silver spoons ? 🥄 Once again, this is a family heirloom that I will hopefully pass on the next generation!

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Some finer details

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Size comparison vs a euro

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Purity stands at 0.800

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With a total weight of 138 g...

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That's about 110 g of silver, or 18g per piece. Not bad at all 🤑

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Ok, that's enough silver photo porn for today! Let's see if we can learn anything interesting about silver with the help of chatgbt!

Tell me something weird about silver

Here's a weird fact about silver: it is one of the few elemental metals that is naturally colored. While most metals are silver or gray in color, silver is a lustrous white metal that has a distinctive appearance. The color of silver is caused by the way it reflects and scatters light, and it is often used in jewelry and decorative objects because of its bright and shiny appearance.

Another interesting fact about silver is that it is a very soft metal and can be easily damaged or deformed. This makes it difficult to work with and shapes it into objects, which is why it is usually combined with other metals to create alloys that are stronger and more durable. Silver alloys are used in a wide range of applications, including coins, jewelry, and electrical contacts.

Finally, silver has a number of unique chemical properties that make it useful in a variety of industrial and medicinal applications. For example, silver is highly reactive and can be used to create a wide range of compounds, including silver compounds that are used in photography and silver compounds that are used as disinfectants and antimicrobials.

That's was quite informational actually!

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