SCIENCE - EXPLAINED on Instagram: "Pure gold may look unbreakable… but the truth is surprising. Because real gold is incredibly soft—one of the softest precious metals—you can actually cut pure gold with a simple knife. No tricks, no effects, just basic material science in action. What makes it so soft is its atomic structure: gold atoms stack in a way that allows layers to slide easily, giving it that iconic malleability. That’s why gold can be shaped, bent, hammered into sheets, and stretched