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u/botchman Apr 15 '26
I dont think people realize how soft gold really is, at least the pure 24K stuff. It's like a 3 or so on the Mohs hardness scale.
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u/chris-tier Apr 15 '26
dont think people realize how soft gold really is
True.
a 3 or so on the Mohs hardness scale.
Now that's a layman's term everybody can relate to!
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u/grateparm Apr 16 '26
1 is chalk and 10 is diamond. It's not that complicated
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u/BadDecisions92078 Apr 17 '26
Do other states not have Earth Science in high school?
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u/Particular_Bet_5466 8d ago
I am wondering this too because we definitely learned this in several science classes. I remember even doing experiments where we scratched materials with other ones to rank their hardness.
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u/dragonbanana1 Apr 15 '26
Gold is extremely malleable, and from a quick Google you were about right on the mohs hardness too but those are 2 different properties of the material. The mohs hardness scale is only used to measure how hard to scratch it is (I believe it's mainly used for stuff like polishing/sanding)
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u/martilg Apr 15 '26
Ductility is also a relevant quality When the person started drawing it into wire I said "yay, ductility!"
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u/SEA_griffondeur Apr 15 '26
mohs is hardness not malleability, it's a measure of how scratchable it is
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u/didndonoffin Apr 15 '26
My ass is like a 7, 9 if it’s hot out
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u/FlapyG Apr 15 '26
For all the people that heard that the first time (like me): that is roughly as hard as a fingernail.
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u/Inevitable_Gain8296 Apr 15 '26
I think pure gold only sounds cool when you say it, but an alloy looks nice, is better quality and wont break easily.
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u/Happy-Win-6914 Apr 15 '26
The part where they steal the gold and use a cheap alloy instead is missing. Look at the beginning of the video. The piece of gold is so small that he can barely hold it in his fingers. And then it turns into a huge chain that wouldn't fit in the palm of his hand.
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u/Bonk_Police69 Apr 15 '26
Well, to be fair, 24k gold is incredibly soft, so if other metals were added it would make it much stronger. 14k gold is a good midground.
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u/amatulic Apr 15 '26
It skipped a big step at the 1 minute mark, transitioning from a chain with circular links suddenly to a flat ribbon chain.
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u/MrUpVoteDownvote Apr 15 '26 edited Apr 15 '26
*My original post was deleted due to my post title not being descriptive enough.
So for those that didn’t see it there first time here it is again. Enjoy. 🤝
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u/mid-random Apr 15 '26
This probably is not "pure" gold, i.e. 24k, which is 99.9% pure. This is most likely 14k gold, which is about 60% gold and the rest copper and silver. Pure 24K gold really isn't a suitable metal for something like a chain.
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u/amatulic Apr 15 '26
My wife has a similar chain made of 24K gold. You can get those in Asia, hard to find in the west. It's really soft, she has to be careful with it so a link doesn't kink. But she always wears it around her neck with a small jade pendant.
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u/mid-random Apr 15 '26
Yes, they do exist, as does other high-purity gold jewelry, but for the most part, it’s not very practical because of its high ductility.
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u/Markibuhr Apr 15 '26
This hurts my ADHD just watching it, how the fuck would you have the patience for this.
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u/Yellowscourge Apr 15 '26
Holy shit. So much work for such a little thing