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Glaselar t1_j2cza5e wrote

Reply to comment by sgarn in How did Rutherford arrive at gold foil as the best choice for his particle experiments? by Poltibolsa

> Gold appeared to be the most suitable substance for such comparative measurements, since it can be obtained in very thin and uniform foils

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BelowDeck t1_j2evaij wrote

That's incredible. There has to be an industrialized process for that by now, and I wonder how the products would compare.

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Mountebank t1_j2flzjf wrote

I can’t believe how they’re using their bare hands when moving the stack of gold foil in that jackhammer press. Does Japan not have an equivalent to OSHA? Or does that not apply to small businesses like the one in the video?

For comparison, my workplace has a similar machine, but you need to press two buttons with both hands to start it and there’s a screen of lasers between the user and the press that shuts the machine down if the lasers are blocked.

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