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NgoSepthemba odlule, umdayisi wegolide weDolobha laseNew York wasebenzisa u-$72,000 ngephupho lakhe elibi kakhulu: izigaxa zegolide zomgunyathi. Imigunyathi emine ye-10-ounce inazo zonke izici zamabha egolide wangempela, okuhlanganisa nezinombolo ze-serial. Lokhu kuyethusa kakhulu uma ucabanga ukuthi bangaki abantu abanegolide—noma ucabanga ukuthi banegolide.
Bengingumlandeli wegolide mbumbulu kusukela umbhali uDamien Lewis abhala igama lami encwadini yakhe ethokozisayo eyinhloli yango-2007 ethi The Golden Cobra. Okuhlangenwe nakho kwami ​​okusolwa ngokudala igolide mbumbulu kuyinganekwane emsulwa, kodwa ngisabhekwa njengomthombo ngale ndaba. Nginqume ukuthi sekuyisikhathi sokuthi ngishayele i-bluff yami futhi ngidale amabha egolide mbumbulu wangempela.
Esikhundleni sokuphonsa ama-oz angu-10, ngiphonsa imodeli yekhekhe engu-2 kg (4.4 lb), cishe usayizi wekhekhe lesendlalelo. Ikhekhe eliwungqimba elinesisindo esingaphezu kwamakhilogremu amane? Yebo, igolide liminyene kakhulu, liminyene ngisho nangaphezu komthofu. Umgunyathi omuhle kufanele ube nesisindo esifanele kanye ne-elementi eyodwa kuphela, eminyene njengegolide, ingabi ne-radioactive futhi engabizi. Lena i-tungsten, ebiza ngaphansi kuka-$50 ngephawundi.
Ukuze bakhe umgunyathi okholisayo, abakhwabanisi bangathela indikimba ye-tungsten ngegolide elincibilikisiwe. Isisindo sezigxobo zegolide sicishe siphelele, futhi lapho kubhobozwa izimbobo ezingashoni, kutholakala igolide langempela kuphela. Ibha yegolide engamakhilogremu amabili ngaleyo ndlela ithengiswa cishe ngamaRandi ayi-15,000 futhi “ibiza” cishe ngama-$110,000. Njengoba bekufanele ngisebenze ngaphakathi kwesabelomali esincane se-PopSci futhi angisona isigebengu, ngaxazulula inkinga ngezinto ezingabiza u-$200.
Ngivale umgogodla we-tungsten kungxubevange yomthofu ne-antimony, ecishe ilingane nobulukhuni begolide. Ngale ndlela izwakala futhi izwakala kahle uma ithintwa futhi ithentwa. Ngibe sengigcoba ingxubevange ngeqabunga legolide langempela, nginikeze imigoqo umbala wami wesiginesha futhi icwebezele.
Umgunyathi wami ngeke ukhohlise muntu isikhathi eside (uzipho lwakho lungakwazi ukunwaya ucwecwe lwegolide), kodwa lubukeka futhi luzwakala luhle, ngisho luqhathaniswa nebha lami legolide eliqinile elingu-3.5 oz. Noma okungenani ngicabanga ukuthi kuyiqiniso.
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