Fun Facts About Gold

• Because gold is ductile, it can be made into very thin wires. One ounce of gold can be made into a wire over 40 miles long, so a lot of electronics have gold in them.

• Gold wires are usually placed right at connection areas because they’re stable and not aected by humidity and they transmit electricity.

• Gold can be flattened into fine layers of one-millionth of an inch thick. Because of this, it is used in spaceship panels for protection and to reflect heat.