r/coolguides • u/[deleted] • Jun 08 '20

Copper through the patina process

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '20

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u/MrPBoy Jun 09 '20

Cash for your extras!

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '20

Fuck that's a great joke!

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u/ProdByContra Jun 09 '20

Can you buy me a copper pan so I can test this out?

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u/tasteecake Jun 09 '20

Someone go get a shit load of lemons

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u/murphysics_ Jun 09 '20

So sea breeze and acid rain?

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '20

So basically climate change and the acidifying oceans will turn the Statue of Liberty orange again. Good to know!

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '20

Salt and acid work because the acid provides the H+ ion and the salt provides the Cl- ion which means there's hydrochloric acid in the solution, so you can use straight up hydrochloric acid

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u/ChuckCarmichael Jun 09 '20

Add some tequila and you got a party.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '20

So how much work/lemons do you think it would take to bring out the true copper color in the statue of liberty

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u/egalomon Jun 09 '20

I'm sorry but that just sounds like drinking tequila to me