Timeline for An object that is gold in one specific area but becomes worthless if you leave that area?
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| Dec 5, 2018 at 18:49 | comment | added | James | @TheoBrinkman That comment summarizes things nicely exactly what I was thinking. | |
| Dec 5, 2018 at 17:51 | comment | added | Theo Brinkman | So, obviously, they pilgrims are given back their original possessions upon leaving, and only those goods from the city which survive the bath on the way out (aka: virtually nothing) can be taken from the city. The pilgrims go through a normal waterfall as they see their 'god-city' goods go through the god water through a gilded fence. Anything that does survive the trip goes through a second waterfall (normal water) to remove the residual acid, rendering it safe to handle again. | |
| Dec 4, 2018 at 16:52 | comment | added | rackandboneman | BTW, also except chlorine triflouride ;) | |
| Dec 4, 2018 at 16:51 | comment | added | rackandboneman | Would also allow the city to reclaim the gold from the aqua regia eventually :) | |
| Dec 4, 2018 at 15:23 | comment | added | James | @Ister it fits in nicely with the whole, seeing god/God will destroy a mortal so touching his holy waters is bad for your health. | |
| Dec 4, 2018 at 13:37 | comment | added | Green | Also, be aware that nitric acid is a very powerful oxidizer used in rocket propellants. Throwing random organic materials into the "Waters of Life" will certainly be a good way of drawing one's life to a close quickly. | |
| Dec 4, 2018 at 8:32 | comment | added | Ister | Aqua Regia is a mixture of concentrated hydrochloric acid and concentrated nitric acid. Both very powerful. In reality most things will dissolve in this mixture. Do not try putting your bare hand into it or you'll get severe burns. | |
| Dec 3, 2018 at 22:58 | history | answered | James | CC BY-SA 4.0 |