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<p>[QUOTE="MrNate, post: 346925, member: 5515"]Great video and explanation aaroncab,</p><p><br /></p><p>I would add one further piece of information in my decision to try the ice cube method on this item. I know that copper also has a fairly good level of conductivity, so it could certainly be possible to be fooled by this test. Given that the fine experts on this board pointed to India as the likely point of origin, I felt more confident with the ice test. The reason I felt confident is because most (if not all) of the silver plated items I've seen from india are silver on brass. Brass happens to have a much lower level of conductivity, so the difference between sterling silver and silver over brass would have been noticeable. Here's a video showing a time laps of ice melting on copper, aluminum and brass:</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]NOQoX8CbPQE[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MrNate, post: 346925, member: 5515"]Great video and explanation aaroncab, I would add one further piece of information in my decision to try the ice cube method on this item. I know that copper also has a fairly good level of conductivity, so it could certainly be possible to be fooled by this test. Given that the fine experts on this board pointed to India as the likely point of origin, I felt more confident with the ice test. The reason I felt confident is because most (if not all) of the silver plated items I've seen from india are silver on brass. Brass happens to have a much lower level of conductivity, so the difference between sterling silver and silver over brass would have been noticeable. Here's a video showing a time laps of ice melting on copper, aluminum and brass: [MEDIA=youtube]NOQoX8CbPQE[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]
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