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minus-squareembed_me@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·3 days agoIf I remember correctly, even its conductivity is higher than copper. Maybe in an alternative reality, we’d be using gold cables
minus-squareMoffKalast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·edit-23 days agoGold plated contacts are fairly common on various cables and plugs, it doesn’t take much gold.
minus-squareThebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoUsed a LOT for connections in spacecraft and satellites because of its high conductivity/no corrosion properties
minus-squareWorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 days agoWelp, time to crash that meteor into the Earth, right?
minus-squaremememuseum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-23 days agoIt’s not, but its main benefit is that it didn’t tarnish or corrode. Copper is the second most conductive metal, with silver actually being the first.
minus-squareSergio@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoEa-nāṣir and his low-quality gold…
minus-squarefrog@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoMotherboards used gold before. Recyclers make a good profit finding old motherboards just for the gold.
minus-squaretackleberry@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoMany motherboards still use gold components.
If I remember correctly, even its conductivity is higher than copper. Maybe in an alternative reality, we’d be using gold cables
Gold plated contacts are fairly common on various cables and plugs, it doesn’t take much gold.
Used a LOT for connections in spacecraft and satellites because of its high conductivity/no corrosion properties
Welp, time to crash that meteor into the Earth, right?
It’s not, but its main benefit is that it didn’t tarnish or corrode. Copper is the second most conductive metal, with silver actually being the first.
Ea-nāṣir and his low-quality gold…
Motherboards used gold before. Recyclers make a good profit finding old motherboards just for the gold.
Many motherboards still use gold components.