A Bug that $#!7. Gold!
Ever since precious metals held value people have gone to extreme lengths to get their hands on some as they not only symbolize wealth but also provide a means to an end. Plus who also doesn't love the glimmer and shine of a silver or gold medallion, it just captures the sunlight at the right angle and pops!
Unfortunately for many of us our only way to access precious metals is through working and using our own hard earned cash to buy it, which isn't a bad thing and can be a way to build up wealth in a tangible asset that doesn't depreciate like the dollar.
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Gold Mining
Gold mining was big news in many nations early history with stories of great wealth dug from the earth with many nations colonised to find more gold, of course it came at a time where the dollar was backed by the gold standard so it provided a market for gold.
If you ever wondered why gold mining hasn't been as big of a thing as it was in the past that's one of the main reasons. When money was backed by gold there was a boom in every nation trying to increase their nations currency standards through the amount of gold they held.
Once that was dumped by Nixon the world changed and while gold remained still sought after federal governments around the world weren't after it as much as they used to so the industry changed.
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Prospecting
Gold prospecting still remains a popular hobby for many and on any given weekend you can find people walking the high country with a metal detector or even just along river banks panning for gold.
There have been quite a good few finds over the years and a few people striking it rich so there is still gold out there in those there hills. Something we have all tried once or twice even if we had no luck, it's still a lot of fun to do.
C. metallidurans the gold shitting bug
One thing that has always been showcased in popular culture is the Goose that lay's golden eggs and while C. metallidurans is no goose but it does in fact lay golden nuggets. Although said nuggets are only the size of nano particles of pure gold and getting a bacteria lab filled with these guys might not be worth it.
This article does paint an interesting use case beyond just having some at home to say, "yeah I print gold" The fact these critters live around precious metal deposits can actually benefit prospectors or more so gold detectors by scanning for living organisms to detect the presence of precious metals.
Anyway, I'm off to find me some of these little bacteria so I can say I print Gold!
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