I remember the first time as a kid I melted a penny wanting to craft my own electrical connectors for a homemade electronic battleship game, and was so confused. I went “This… this doesn’t look like copper!?” and thus began many decades of disillusionment and disappointment.
Excellent source of zinc. I can’t imagine a world without zinc.
Also relevant
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yo5g2LLxKHg
I remember the first time as a kid I melted a penny wanting to craft my own electrical connectors for a homemade electronic battleship game, and was so confused. I went “This… this doesn’t look like copper!?” and thus began many decades of disillusionment and disappointment.