Luke Caverns

The Atacama Desert is... It's the ingredient in nitroglycerin. So it's basically nitroglycerin. Like the reason that Chile stole the Atacama Desert from Bolivia is because they discovered this huge cache of what we need to make nitroglycerin. And all of a sudden- A worthless desert had a precious mineral that we could blow ourselves up with. Oh, wow.

The Atacama Desert is... It's the ingredient in nitroglycerin. So it's basically nitroglycerin. Like the reason that Chile stole the Atacama Desert from Bolivia is because they discovered this huge cache of what we need to make nitroglycerin. And all of a sudden- A worthless desert had a precious mineral that we could blow ourselves up with. Oh, wow.

And Chile stole it from Bolivia because of that.

And Chile stole it from Bolivia because of that.

And Chile stole it from Bolivia because of that.

But you have these ancient Inca roads that just descend into the desert. And, you know, why do the Inca need to be out there? And, you know. Potential possibility is that they're, you know, harvesting these acids and using them on the stone to soften the stone. You push the stone together rather than creating a perfect seam and joint between the stones.

But you have these ancient Inca roads that just descend into the desert. And, you know, why do the Inca need to be out there? And, you know. Potential possibility is that they're, you know, harvesting these acids and using them on the stone to soften the stone. You push the stone together rather than creating a perfect seam and joint between the stones.

But you have these ancient Inca roads that just descend into the desert. And, you know, why do the Inca need to be out there? And, you know. Potential possibility is that they're, you know, harvesting these acids and using them on the stone to soften the stone. You push the stone together rather than creating a perfect seam and joint between the stones.

And acids help you dissolve the rock away from the gold and the silver. That's an essential part. In fact, an environmental disaster in Peru today is that all of these old and new mines are leaking sulfuric acid out of them. That is not natural. It's a byproduct of the mining that's gone on.

And acids help you dissolve the rock away from the gold and the silver. That's an essential part. In fact, an environmental disaster in Peru today is that all of these old and new mines are leaking sulfuric acid out of them. That is not natural. It's a byproduct of the mining that's gone on.

And acids help you dissolve the rock away from the gold and the silver. That's an essential part. In fact, an environmental disaster in Peru today is that all of these old and new mines are leaking sulfuric acid out of them. That is not natural. It's a byproduct of the mining that's gone on.

Yeah, it can melt soft stones around in those, like, copper, gold, silver mines. Right. So that's not the same thing, like, my dad totally schooled me. My dad's a chemist, and, like, none of those acids could burn through andesite. Really? So I kind of dropped that. But now I think maybe... Maybe it's hydrofluoric acid because there's a lot of fluorite. And the other part is sulfuric acid.

Yeah, it can melt soft stones around in those, like, copper, gold, silver mines. Right. So that's not the same thing, like, my dad totally schooled me. My dad's a chemist, and, like, none of those acids could burn through andesite. Really? So I kind of dropped that. But now I think maybe... Maybe it's hydrofluoric acid because there's a lot of fluorite. And the other part is sulfuric acid.

Yeah, it can melt soft stones around in those, like, copper, gold, silver mines. Right. So that's not the same thing, like, my dad totally schooled me. My dad's a chemist, and, like, none of those acids could burn through andesite. Really? So I kind of dropped that. But now I think maybe... Maybe it's hydrofluoric acid because there's a lot of fluorite. And the other part is sulfuric acid.

Hydrofluoric acid is sulfuric acid plus fluorite. And Peru has a ton of fluorite. In fact, the Inca were making jewelry out of it. And so you can take those two things in earth. You can carry sulfuric acid in a vessel without it burning through or hurting yourself. But if you take that and fluorite and put them together, you make hydrofluoric acid. And that will burn through anything.

Hydrofluoric acid is sulfuric acid plus fluorite. And Peru has a ton of fluorite. In fact, the Inca were making jewelry out of it. And so you can take those two things in earth. You can carry sulfuric acid in a vessel without it burning through or hurting yourself. But if you take that and fluorite and put them together, you make hydrofluoric acid. And that will burn through anything.

Hydrofluoric acid is sulfuric acid plus fluorite. And Peru has a ton of fluorite. In fact, the Inca were making jewelry out of it. And so you can take those two things in earth. You can carry sulfuric acid in a vessel without it burning through or hurting yourself. But if you take that and fluorite and put them together, you make hydrofluoric acid. And that will burn through anything.

Isn't that from Breaking Bad? You remember that? They could carry it in plastic, right? It was weird. All the way through the floor. That's it. Floor. Yep. It was Breaking Bad that made me think, like...

Isn't that from Breaking Bad? You remember that? They could carry it in plastic, right? It was weird. All the way through the floor. That's it. Floor. Yep. It was Breaking Bad that made me think, like...

Isn't that from Breaking Bad? You remember that? They could carry it in plastic, right? It was weird. All the way through the floor. That's it. Floor. Yep. It was Breaking Bad that made me think, like...