3. Gold is a conductor
Gold conducts electricity and heat. As a very
efficient conductor, it transfers energy very
quickly. This means that if the outside of the
golden rooftop warms in the sunlight, the
underside of the gold warms shortly afterward,
and more quickly than with most other metals.
If on stone, the gold will transfer energy into the
stone, or out of the stone, depending on what
will balance the energy, and more quickly that
with most materials.
4. This means the rooftop is technology
The golden tipped pyramid might warm the
stone more quickly than just sunlight, and at
night, it would cool the stone more quickly as
well. So a convection current would exist on the
golden rooftop when another roof might no
longer cause airflow. Air-flow is beneficial for
life, and allows for denser, more healthy
populations.
5. What if Columbus convinced gangsters
to steal the golden rooftops?
In America, before the European discovery,
there was lots of gold, probably on roofs, in
statues, and maybe even tipping pyramids. This
gold might have created convection currents,
which could ventilate citys, and even on
accident allow for denser more healthy
populations. If the gold was removed, the air
might become too damp too often and make
the populations susceptible to disease.
6. Safety net
Actually, it’s true, Columbus might have done
nothing wrong, but maybe people around the
situation of the two worlds interacting still had
the effect of convincing the Americans to let
their golden rooftops go.
7. The sun heats the gold more quickly than stone. The
stone heats from the heated gold, storing heat. At
night, the gold transfers heat into the air more than
stone, ensuring area convection through the night.
9. Maybe the Europeans didn’t know,
because they all died for the same
reason
It could be that the black plague was similar. If
the population grew too much, and there was a
lumber shortage, it might be tempting to stop
burning fires all the time. But if the fire stops
burning, the roads might turn to mud, and the
air might become damp and carry more
microbes. If it was decided to stop burning so
many fires to save wood, this might cause
disease as well.
10. Some benefits of urban airflow
• Structural integrity of foundations. Mud doesn’t hold much
weight, but dry ground would.
• On this note, roads would work better when dry, and urban
areas were full of animals that were antsy. Wet roads
wouldn’t be useful on as many days, or the road might be
destroyed from use when wet. So travel through town
might be more possible with adequate convection. This
might not even have to be on purpose, it could have just
been tradition.
• Clearing of fog.
• Temperature control on warm days.
• Fresh air to replace stagnant urban pollution (animal waste,
food decay, sewage)
