extracting gold from old computer RAM chips, a practice known as urban mining,

@gunsnrosesgirl3 I got cancer and lost two toes just watching this.

@gunsnrosesgirl3 You do realize mercury vapor is rather bad for your health?

@gunsnrosesgirl3 Basically it's selling your health for a few grams of gold. Burning off the mercury produces extremely toxic fumes that will kill you, eventually.

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@gunsnrosesgirl3 What would that small amount of gold be worth. Maybe $700?

@gunsnrosesgirl3 That is mercury and yeah vaporize it for a lovely way to die. Did you saw that orange gas coming up ?

@gunsnrosesgirl3 When you consider just how toxic the mercury and other chemicals used are along with no protection from the exposure to those chemicals it really shows how little their lives are considered to be worth

A perfect look at urban mining. The why is a fantastic piece of material science: gold is used on those contacts not for its bling, but for its perfect reliability. It's an excellent conductor that, crucially, never corrodes or tarnishes, ensuring a perfect connection for years. The how is even wilder: a ton of old circuit boards is a far richer gold deposit than a ton of ore dug from a traditional mine. Our technological junk is now one of our most valuable resources.

@gunsnrosesgirl3 There is a reason this is done in third world countries - the cost of the chemicals, plus the cost to the environment and your health, is not worth the financial reward to any industry that is subject to environmental and human health & safety regulations.

@gunsnrosesgirl3 He uses some rather toxic material, which is probably the most expensive ingredient. That and the fume is going to make this a rather unhealthy outfit.

@gunsnrosesgirl3 solving gold in mercury and evaporating the mercury from that solution into very toxic vapors, killing loads of 'urban gold miners' on an early age.

@gunsnrosesgirl3 Breathing in all that chemicals can´t be healthy. After the successful extraction people have a few Milligram of gold ... and lung cancer as a free extra.

@gunsnrosesgirl3 Are they using Mercury? Don't do this, lol.

@gunsnrosesgirl3 In the early years, many small villages in China were the same. The whole village was treated in this way, and almost all of them were cancer and other serious diseases.

@gunsnrosesgirl3 This is what happens when you recycle electronics. They squeeze as much value from them with (defacto) slave labor, then throw the rest in a river.

@gunsnrosesgirl3 Welp, now im even more bullish than before… #Bitcoin

@gunsnrosesgirl3 Shit like this is why you can stare at the sun in third world countries

@gunsnrosesgirl3 Take the gold from my PCB artworks.

@gunsnrosesgirl3 This reminds me of all the electricians who strip copper from spent wire. Sure it’s profitable… if you value your labor at 12 cents an hour.

Handling nitric acid or aqua regia at home or in an unprepared workshop can cause severe chemical burns, lung damage, and toxic gas exposure. These are industrial-grade chemicals meant only for trained professionals with proper safety gear. Sadly, many vulnerable workers are exploited and suffer devastating short- and long-term health effects

@gunsnrosesgirl3 Get cancer for a gram of gold? Sweet deal.

@gunsnrosesgirl3 that is some quality-ass lab technique. I love the hand going into the solvent to fish out floating debris. and the rinsing step: "saar, yes it is the same pot we make the tea in. Why do you ask, saar?"

@gunsnrosesgirl3 Someone said this can cause cancer But the funny thing is people with cancer don’t even do this type of jobs

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@gunsnrosesgirl3 Gold from RAM. How much can they mine?

@gunsnrosesgirl3 No PPE and where do you think those components end up? 🤡🌍

@gunsnrosesgirl3 Only viable using slave labor. Probably.

@gunsnrosesgirl3 That yellow thin on RAM cannot be gold ! @grok

@gunsnrosesgirl3 Just watching that video gives me mercury poisoning and acid burns

@gunsnrosesgirl3 this is so cyberdystopia

Urban mining is an interesting part of the broader metals supply chain. Always fascinating to see how gold is recovered from older electronics 🌟

@gunsnrosesgirl3 Those fumes are terrible for the lungs.

@gunsnrosesgirl3 That’s too much work for so less gold 😓

@gunsnrosesgirl3 Explains why DRR3 prices are so fucking annoying

@gunsnrosesgirl3 This couldn't be a billionaire shortcut