Chemistry has gone a long way from a mysterious hypothesis to modern scientific discipline, and in many of us owed these fake metallic houses, which are eccentric experiments that have led to many discoveries. The Realclearscience.com information portal said how Kim Duc's fake house tried to find gold, but as a result, he discovered something more valuable.

In the seventeenth century, fake Kim tried to find a way to synthesize gold in many millenniums. Although his predecessor was unsuccessful, Hennig brand and fake Kim Hennig Brand were not desperate. He reflects a radical idea, but surprisingly simple – the exploitation of gold from a liquid that the human body plows every day. Specifically, from urine.

The brand is not naive. If gold is actually produced in the human body and leaving it through the urine, the content of precious metals will probably be extremely low. Therefore, he understands that he will need a lot of raw materials – more than he can produce for 10 years. For help, Kim has moved to a rich wife Margaret: Because of his money, Brand was able to buy more than 50 barrels of urine – about 5,500 liters.

Next – the first clear step, evaporates water. From the brand's lab in the basement, the couple had skin to eat and leaked into his house; If the Kim has a neighbor, their patience may be jealous.

After the first phase, Brand received a paste, then he was hot to extremely high temperatures for a few days. The result of the process is a red, glowing liquid, burned immediately after exposure to the air. The metallic house has cooled in the water and found that she changed color into white. He certainly doesn't receive gold, but this is not sad, because the final product is much more interesting.

Hennig Brand called him ICy ICy Nightling, but today we call this chemical phosphorus. A large amount of urine after distillation only gives 120 grams of phosphorus. The metal house used it to try to produce gold, but nothing came from it. After that, he sold the secret to open the door to at least recruit the costs for the experiment and could soothe his wife. The brand's formula at some points fell in the hands of the fake Kim Robert Boyle, who not only found a phosphorus exploitation method, but also realized that this factor could be used for fast ignition. Boyle was the first to think about placing phosphorus pieces on the wooden chip – and the result was to receive modern matches.

In addition, Boyle has recorded his methods in detail and sharing his knowledge with his colleagues. He even recorded them in a book called Chemist skeptical – According to many estimates, this job was the first chemical guide. Robert Boyle has made a revolution in the mysterious, underground world of Kim, proposing to publicly share ideas.