• vithigar
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    1 month ago

    You have it backwards. Gold is extremely malleable and you can easily leave marks in pure gold by biting it.

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      1 month ago

      Yep, I’ve since looked it up, and it’s apparently the most malleable metal, with Silver coming second. To be fair, Lead is pretty malleable, too, and you can leave bite marks in it if you put it in your mouth.