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!
I stay cool by a ceiling fan and lots of Ice water.
Floating down a river ina tube with a cool drink.
Doing a little shore fishing on the beach with a cooler full of cold drinks, and taking the occasional swim in the brisk waters of Lake Michigan.
Love this series! I can’t wait to see the 10-ounce bar.
Looking for coins at the beach with my Metal Detector
Hit me with the silver, baby
Staying inside. Or if i have to go outside, hat and a chill towel. I do not thrive in hot weather.
A ‘Swamp Cooler’ = a bucket of ice + a towel x a fan
Lounging around in the pool!
Sitting in the air conditioning testing my silver! Of course not silver purchased from Provident. We know that needs no testing!
Sitting poolside with a wide brim hat on.Also a cold beverage in hand.Thanks for the promotion.Keep up the good work!
Cold beer, fishing, and swimming
I would like to be swimming, but i cant stay in the river all day. So im trying to make my own ac by hanging wet towels in front of my window fan. And moving to the basement for the hottest part of the day.
An ice cold Cerveza!
stand outside under the sun for a few mins. your house will feel cold when you head back in.
I like to kick back in a shady pool with a margarita or hard lemonade.
Working my butt off wishing i was doing some of theese nice things lol thank you for the awsome giveaway opportunity
Sitting under a shady tree eating an ice cream cone!!
Relaxing in the pool under the shade with ice cold lemonade.
There’s nothing like cracking open a cold one on siesta key beach
I want a chilled glass of wine, sitting on my back deck with my dogs, and watching the cottonwood tree glisten in the breeze.
I like to do, as always,weather (pun)winter, spring, summer or fall. Sit around and play with my precious metal, silver. It is exiting to say the least. I also play with another thing, but, that is another comment, on another silver giveaway.
Working at a fruit and vegetable market and sneaking into the coolers to cool off.
Best way to cool off in the summer….go to the Antarctic!
I love to cool down slipping into our pool after a full day working at the farmers market.
HERE IN THE FLORIDA HEAT JUST STAY INSIDE IN WITH THE A/C HUMMING HIGH AND A COLD ONE WATCHING THE GAME JUST CHILLING! SMILES!
PS: UNLESS GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM LOOKING LIKE A PEELING RED LOBSTER, AFTER TO LONG IN THE SUN! NO SMILES!
Swimming and all else mentioned thus far is fine but nothing beats the RANDOM ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE! Cheers!
Silver is prettier than gold…
Brew an IPA at my mountain home.
Just ordered some ten ouncers from you that should put me in the winning box, just looking at silver cools me down!!