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I didn't know that statue of Liberty 馃椊 used to be all gold. It turned green overtime from the oxygen.

FeetAreFantastic41-45, M Best Comment
pride4931-35, M
@FeetAreFantastic green is better
FeetAreFantastic41-45, M
Thanks for BC!
plungesponge41-45, M
@FeetAreFantastic is it just me or did her boobs get bigger too?

I think it's made of copper
Ksmile14F
@SooperSarah It is.
@Ksmile14 finally my grade school education comes in handy!
Ksmile14F
@SooperSarah Don't ever underestimate the power of 3rd grade. :P
DeWayfarer61-69, M
The dome on the capital building in state of Wyoming is, or at least was, gold covered. In fact that use to be quite common decades ago in many states.

As to the statue of liberty, I believe it was copper. Copper is notorious for turning green. Gold doesn't turn green and why gold is used for wedding rings. Never copper, because your finger turns green as well.
ScarletWitch26-30, F
@DeWayfarer it still looked gold. People take everything so literal. lol
DeWayfarer61-69, M
@ScarletWitch copper color and gold color are similar though.

Just not the green color that comes from copper rather than gold! 馃檭馃槇馃榿
Driver2M
Copper not gold copper
Gold does not discolor
Driver2M
@SooperSarah and they would have stolen it piece by piece
ScarletWitch26-30, F
@Driver2 the fact it still looked gold. Not literally lol
Driver2M
@ScarletWitch certainly did look gold
She鈥檚 a dirty dirty girl..
wildbill8336-40, M
@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout she needs an update/makeover...

Virgo7961-69, M
@wildbill83 id do her馃槀
In New York if it was made of gold someone would have stolen it.
Mikeawesome198636-40, M
She's copper, so would be more bronze looking. She turned green, as you say from oxygen in the air.
wildbill8336-40, M
oxidation, just as iron rusts and turns red, copper "rusts" and turns green.
MrSmooTh31-35, M
Somebody needs to polish that thing. Make some prisoners do it or something.
VampireOfDesire26-30, M
If it was gold it would be gone just like the tops of the pyramids
plungesponge41-45, M
Giggles, so even liberty was debased?
tiff12fF
Rizzle420M
Yes... I've always wondered how much it would cost to remove all that patina
ChipmunkErnie70-79, M
@Rizzle420 It would just come back.
Rizzle420M
@ChipmunkErnie yes, I am familiar with science
ChipmunkErnie70-79, M
@Rizzle420 Then you knew the answer before you asked. Unless you wanted to maybe wax the whole statue every few weeks?
ChipmunkErnie70-79, M
It's copper-sheathed, and copper gets a green patina over time.
CoppercoilM
Then it was made of bronze or copper.
ExtremeNext31-35
馃 are you sure
ScarletWitch26-30, F
@ExtremeNext girl ur upside down profile looks like a dirty image 馃ぃ
ExtremeNext31-35
@ScarletWitch 馃槻 lol
SW-User
Here's the biggest surprise though, it's actually just a woman in a costume 馃槺
Mikeawesome198636-40, M
@SW-User and she's French!

 
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