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Old 01-26-2020, 05:12 AM   #76
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[...] It would also need carefully dried and not dunked in salt or dirty water as there could be electrochemical action of the gold on the USB attacking other bare metals. [...]
One of the points of using gold is that it is one of the least reactive elements. It seems extremely unlikely that anyone would immerse their e-readers in the sorts of substances that might cause an electrochemical reaction with the gold.

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