Interesting question

Originally Posted by meh

I have a friend with a gold refining system..safety gear and such..the only problem is that it destroys the other metals....and lets face it..if i die in some kind of gold recovery scheme i didnt need to reproduce in the first place..if it works I get gold..if it doesnt the gene pool is strengthened..its a win win for the world as a whole

It has been determined that the "backyard do-it-yourselfers" lose about 30-50% do to the refining methods used. Not to mention if a neighbor calls law enforcement and then they call someone from the EPA. Wow, too much at risk there.