Current Events > What if alchemy and transmutation became possible?

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A breakthrough discovery realizes the age old dream of alchemy and transmutation. Matter can be transformed into any element given the requisite amounts of protons, neutrons, and electrons. The technique is simple and can be performed with widely available lab equipment and fairly basic technical knowledge and skill. The method is immediately leaked online after its discovery. What happens next?
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World economy collapses as gold is now worthless.
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At least wed be iced out
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I dont know about the entire world economy crashing, but at the very least the markets for things like gold and silver would instantly collapse without any scarcity. There would be a lot of upheaval. I can imagine some dummies rushing out to transmute a mountain of gold for themselves without realizing that it lost most of its financial value.
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I dunno if I like the idea of terrorists able to make weapons grade plutonium in their basements
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Figuring out how to recreate the r-process in a lab would mostly just leave a bunch of radioactive isotopes laying around.

0AbsoluteZero0 posted...

I can imagine some dummies rushing out to transmute a mountain of gold for themselves without realizing that it lost most of its financial value.

It would just become as ubiquitous as aluminum, which was once more valuable than gold.

I'd do cool shit and get mad pussy
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