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From: johne@hp-vcd.HP.COM (John Eaton)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Gold saves energy.
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Date: 6 Jun 91 16:32:40 GMT
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< Let us assume we have one mile of wire. It would probably costs around say
< $1000 to $2000 to gold plate this wire. 
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One mile of one inch cable plated to 10 microinches of gold would consume
about 2 cubic inches of the metal. With plating and handling your numbers
look low.

Perhaps we should try mercury filled power lines.


John Eaton
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