A Guangdong-based blogger claims to have successfully refined 191.73 grams of gold from scrap SIM card chips and other electronic components, using a series of complex processes like strong acid dissolution and electrolytic reduction. He even shared a video showcasing the so-called ‘SIM alchemy’ process, which made viewers eager to try it for themselves. “Ten years of working is not as good as one year of collecting scrap,” one person commented on the viral video, asking the blogger to take her on as an apprentice to learn “chip alchemy.” “SIM chips can be used to make gold? I’ve never heard of this before,” someone ... (full story)