khourygeo77
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Finding copper in common items?
Hello, so I was trying to find copper in common items found in markets or hardware stores or even at home. I dont have any malfunctioning electronics
at home, so i was thinking maybe i could buy something cheap that has lots of copper in it?
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A roll of wire.................? Copper sulfate...............?
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khourygeo77
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tried searching for a roll of wire in many places. It didnt work
I'm not sure where to find copper sulfate. I cant get my hands on chemical stores.
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Where do you live? That might help us narrow down good sources.
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You found a hardware store that doesn't carry copper wire or copper piping?
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Would have been funny if he had said Cyprus.
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According to Wikipedia, the 100 pound coin Lebanon uses is an alloy of copper and zinc. It won't be pure because of the zinc but if you can't find
anything else you could use these.
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I feel like it would be more difficult to find a hardware store without copper wire than to find one with it.
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khourygeo77
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Quote: Originally posted by alking  | | I feel like it would be more difficult to find a hardware store without copper wire than to find one with it. |
Actually the hardware store was like wtf I am talking about. When you're living in a 3rd world country, things are different
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Wow, a hardware store employee that has never even heard of copper wire must be even more rare .
It puzzles me how you are able to connect to the internet in a country in which wire is so rare.
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| Quote: Originally posted by phlogiston | Wow, a hardware store employee that has never even heard of copper wire must be even more rare .
It puzzles me how you are able to connect to the internet in a country in which wire is so rare. |
I am a hardware store employee, and I would be baffled if one of us hasn't heard of copper wire.
If you can't find copper wire for some reason, get it from coins. If you can't do either of those incredibly simple tasks, then look around for
greenish rocks and stick them in an insulated campfire.
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| Quote: Originally posted by Booze | | Quote: Originally posted by phlogiston | Wow, a hardware store employee that has never even heard of copper wire must be even more rare .
It puzzles me how you are able to connect to the internet in a country in which wire is so rare. |
I am a hardware store employee, and I would be baffled if one of us hasn't heard of copper wire.
If you can't find copper wire for some reason, get it from coins. If you can't do either of those incredibly simple tasks, then look around for
greenish rocks and stick them in an insulated campfire. |
I forgot to mention I found it. I asked a few who work in electricity, and they directed me to special places, like the ones who make engines or fix
them. I found a ton of them for free
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Old US pennies per Wikipedia:
"1962–1981 brass (95% copper, 5% zinc)"
Link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_(United_States_coin)
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Pull apart the motor from an old washing machine.
Or maybe the term, "copper wire" is confusing the people at the hardware store. Try "electrical cable". Or "extension cord".
"Metal pipe -- you know the brown stuff that plumbers use" should also give a positive result.
Hilarious!
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