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In fire gilding, what you do is you create an alloyout of gold and mercury

In fire gilding, what you do is you create an alloy
out of gold and mercury

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In fire gilding, what you do is
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you create an alloy out of gold and mercury.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:51
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary
Production
A+E Networks,Blink Films

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From a piece of meteorite found in Tutankhamun's tomb to the Crown of Thorns, explore some of the most perplexing and unusual objects lying hidden away in museums, laboratories and storage rooms.
S01 • E08 [narrator] It's already an incredible achievement - Strangest Things 00:06
[narrator] It's already an incredible achievement
S01 • E04 So that's the five planets, the sun, and the moon - Strangest Things 00:12
So that's the five planets, the sun, and the moon
S01 • E07 They're going to be able to withstand a bit - Strangest Things 00:06
They're going to be able to withstand a bit
S01 • E03 You apply that to the metal surface, and then you heat it up, - Strangest Things 00:09
You apply that to the metal surface, and then you heat it up...
S01 • E02 In the wax, you carve the intricate details, - Strangest Things 00:06
In the wax, you carve the intricate details,
S01 • E09 In 1953, the skull is retested using a new technology. - Strangest Things 00:06
In 1953, the skull is retested using a new technology.
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Every one of the almost 2,000 intricate symbols is individua...
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[narrator] They assume that any species capable of building ...
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[Sascha] The content of the telegram
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[narrator] You then cover the whole thing again in clay, and...
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Further dating, as radiocarbon dating became possible,
S01 • E01 How does this perfect, flawless glass - Strangest Things 00:07
How does this perfect, flawless glass
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That was probably made from a mixture of two technique
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[narrator] But at Star Carr, archeologists run into
S01 • E03 This is a ridiculously dangerous process, - Strangest Things 00:09
This is a ridiculously dangerous process,
S01 • E04 [suspenseful music playing] - Strangest Things 00:10
[suspenseful music playing]
S01 • E06 [narrator] Scandinavian immigrants to the US - Strangest Things 00:06
[narrator] Scandinavian immigrants to the US
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And for good measure, they decide to include a record needle...
S01 • E02 So, once you've done that, you've got a mold - Strangest Things 00:06
So, once you've done that, you've got a mold
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With repousse what you do is you create a sort of rough shap...