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!
Having a cold one with the boys…. preferably in Hawaii!
I absolutely love the Four Horsemen series. Bravo Provident for making this available.
Oh man, best way to stay cool is either the pool, or water ballon and super soaker fights with ice water.
Sitting on the porch. A lazy fan oscillating over my head. A glass of ice cold sweet tea in hand and a sky leading to inifty in front of me.
Ice cold six pack of my favorite beer.
I will be spending time in Lake Havasu on the mighty Colorado River
I live in Maine which has the reputation of being a great place to visit in the summer because of the low humidity and moderate temperatures.
If the humidity goes up, we go inside and turn the A/C on.
Gimme a Wave Pool at a Water Park, followed up with many laps around the Lazy River.
I sit back in the A/C with a warm root beer and a bowl of ice cream .
A road trip up into the cool Colorado Rockies, sitting next to one of our creeks!
sitting on my porch in the mountains of N.C. with my wife and 2 dogs enjoying a good cold watermelon followed by a glass of sweet iced tea.
Staying cool in the summer, my favorite thing to do to help keep cool is I love to go fishing either very, very early in the morning or at night after the sun has gone down. If that doesn’t do the trick then a couple frozen margaritas may be in order!
Mountain hiking next to an ice cold stream…
i nibble on chilled cucumber slices from my cooler as i make my rounds. i stay cool, stay hydrated and stay full. this keeps me content until I can get to the pool.
Chilling on the sofa with my wife, our dog, some popcorn, a good movie, and the A/C set to 73. Love it!
Just opening the windows and letting the cool air in from the woods that surround the house.
Taking a cool shower and laying back on the couch in the cold air
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Lots of fans and plenty of iced tea.
Nothing better than a dip in the pool with s cold beer nearby!
It is entirely too hot here in upstate South Carolina. Funny….a severe thunderstorm alert literally, while I’m writing just came across. Maybe it will cool things down a little!
Wake boarding on my in-laws boat on a hot day. Being able to jump in the lake water whenever you want. Best part of summer and hot weather!!
Northern Michigan is the perfect summer living. Relaxing on the lakes, hitting the links, and eating fudge.
Intertwining down Christiana Creek. Listening to the soft sound of water over the rocks and the trumpet of Sandhill Cranes fade as they fly by.
No shoes no shirt no problem!
Lake and beer.
I tend to frequent the frozen food aisle of the grocery store and linger for 2 or 3 hours !! Then after discovering I forgot my wallet at home I leave without buying anything.
Cheap gas equals more distracted drivers on the road. Please be safe and courteous to everyone on the road this summer. Don’t drink and drive and always look TWICE for cars and motorcycles.
Sitting on my porch with my wife and 2 dogs in the mountains of N.C. enjoying a good cold watermelon and top it off with sweet iced tea.
Watch videos of Antarctica from my recliner while wearing a pair of snow shoes. Isn’t that what everyone does to stay cool?