I now know that my kitchen counter is not silver! Damn! [View all]

As the price of silver drops, today I decided I should think about scrapping some junk stuff I've had hanging around.

One piece was unmarked so, genius that I am, I got out the old testing kit and checked. As I was testing, there was a huge screech of brakes in front of my house. Of course, I had to look.

In the process, I put the item down to run to the door for a look-see.
Came back to find the acid had dripped off the plate edge and left a purple stain on the Formica.
Actually, 2 stains. I've tried everything I can think of to get these stains out.
Phooey!

That'll teach me. (and the dumb plate is just that---plate.)