There’s no more denying that summer has arrived. Temperatures are climbing, which means donning shorts, swimming over weekends, and cooling down with frozen treats. While heat is on your mind, we want to share a neat trick with you!
Identifying a precious metal can be done in many ways, often with inexpensive equipment at home. One of the easiest home tests allows you to see if a silver-colored metal is actually made of silver.
Silver is a great conductor of both electricity and thermal energy, the latter of which makes it easy to test the metal. If you’re wondering if a coin, round, or bar is made of real silver, simply place an ice cube on top of it. Real silver will cause the ice to begin melting immediately, at a much faster rate than would be caused by most other room temperature objects. This happens because silver rapidly transfers heat to the ice.
If only we could transfer heat away from our bodies during the hottest time of year! What’s your favorite way of staying cool during summer? Let us know in the comments section below to enter our July giveaway. That’s right, entering is as easy as leaving a comment! Make sure your comment is sent in by July 23, 2017. One winner will be randomly selected on July 24, 2017 to receive a Red Horse of War silver AND copper round.
Best of luck and happy summer!
Hitting the beach is the only way to stay cool!
Few things are better than a summer Sunday afternoon floating in the pool with a margarita in my hand
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Nothing beats a day at the beach, snorkeling and enjoying underwater beauty. Somehow, the heart of the day simply fades away…
Sitting on my back porch with the ceiling fans going and my two dogs next to me. Nothing better!
Chilling at the beach and catching some waves.
Awesome artwork on these!
AC and some cool drinks.
Favorite way to stay cool… in the pool with all my educator friends. Enjoying a few days off!
I am so thankful for Central Air.
I would like to win.
I would sneak into the beverage coolers at the gas station. They are big enough to hide in for a good 10 minutes or so. Just enough to really chill the bones. The clerks do tend to get a little irritated with me, though. 🙂
Definitely siting back on the beach with a nice cold one in my hand. Watching the waves hitting the shore as the sun goes down
Lounging in the river with a cold beer 😉
AC all the way
I want in on the frees!
AC pool cool
Kayaking at the lake with my wife and son!
I would like sitting on the beach taking in the ocean breeze and watching my 7 year old playing on the beach and having fun. I also would like a cool drink in my hand. Also I would go in the ocean for a dip. Thanks for a chance to win.
I go from the air conditioned house to the air conditioned car to the air conditioned store and reverse the process.
Sometimes it’s ok to go jump in the lake.
the pool the pool the pool and ac in the house!!!!!!!!!!!
The red horse of war round looks amazing, thanks for the opportunity to win this awesome round!!
Whew, sitting in the air conditioning, waiting for my free red horse of war rounds to arrive!!!
I move into my basement for the summer. It is much cooler down there.
Getting in the water at our local beach.
A nice ride in an automobile with a fully operational A/C system.
I prefer fans. A/C is too hard on my sinuses.
Air conditioner and drinking lots cold water.
Nice comfortable seat under a shade tree and an ice cold beer.
I put my silver in the freezer and then tape it to my body to cool down…lol