Interesting Proposition

[Icarus No.2965666]

Gentlemen!

I just had a somewhat interesting thought as a result of a conversation with a colleague regarding Alchemy. It eventually lead to me citing that Glenn Seaborg (1951 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry) and Professor Allan Bromley (Professor of Physics, Yale University) had successfully transformed lead into gold using particle accelerators in the 1970's and 1980's respectively.

Problem is you would have to remove 3 x 6.022x10^23 protons from your block of lead to create 197 grams of gold. That's about 6.3 ounces (troy) of gold. Also, the proton removal would have to be equal amongst all atoms. This seems like a logistical nightmare.

This lead to the thought: wouldn't it almost be easier to disassemble atoms and recombine them with the desired subatomic particle ratio? If not easier, at least possible?

[Anonymous No.2965674]

no, also seaborg and bromleys gold would be radio-active and will have a half life of about 10 days if i remember correctly

[Anonymouse No.2965698]

>>2965666
google 'gluon'