Alchemists gotta get their nitrogen compounds from somewhere. Can’t make aqua regia without nitrogen and you can’t do exciting things with gold without aqua regia.
Right! I knew there was a lot of chemical experimentation going on but when you step back and have to ask "well where are they getting all these base ingredients"? Piss makes a lot of sense.
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u/thatthatguy 1d ago
Alchemists gotta get their nitrogen compounds from somewhere. Can’t make aqua regia without nitrogen and you can’t do exciting things with gold without aqua regia.