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!
The best way is a pool dunk in the afternoon
There’s a great place to cool off, while shopping. I enjoy walking in the refrigeratored section of Costco…. If that doesn’t work I just drive to the coast and play in the ocean….
I prefer taking trips to Orlando and sweating it out at the many theme parks that are here to enjoy.
Sitting in the AC at home
Bacon!
Relaxing at the beach under a shaded umbrella
Floating on a river in my kayak !
I stay cool with a chilled beverage and relaxing in the AC.
My favorite way to keep cool in the summer is to spend more time on a beach or pool. Get too hot? Take a cool dip in the water. Also, I work mids to avoid all the intense Texas heat
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Silver makes great gifts.
I stay in an air conditioned home, unless I have to go out, then I go in an air conditioned car. If I must be outside, I go out in the early am and/or us a mister if available.
Jet skiing in the Colorado river in Laughlin Nevada
Going to the movies!
A tall cool drink by the pool!!!
In the pool!
Beach time is where it is at for the summer….
I work in a restaurant, anytime someone needs something from the walk on freezer, I’m their guy!
Go to the movies in an air conditioned theater.
A cold shower works for me.
Driving a fast car through cool mountain curvy roads.
Well first i like to sit and think of the places that probably arent so hot and google how hard it is to live in alaska really. Then i drive to work and put on the clean shirt i brought with me because the one i wore in car is all sweaty . And then we all sit around and talk about the best way to not have to go outside until fall . Thats just me personally .
Nice cold beer in the shade
Sitting on the deck with a cold beer
I like to stay cool by taking my kids to the local swimming pool and it also burns off their energy.
Homemade margarita on my backyard deck, sitting in the hammock and shade with a nice breeze.
Nothing better to cool off on a hot day than a margarita made with Patron Silver (see what I did there with the “silver reference?)
Relaxing by the pool with the family.
Cabin – Lake, fishing rod in one hand, cold one in the other.
Pools of silver & gold in my dreams.