oleorun@real.lemmy.fanM to Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish · 8 months agoSmugglers melted and spray painted $10 million in gold to look like machine partswww.popsci.comexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1419arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1417arrow-down1external-linkSmugglers melted and spray painted $10 million in gold to look like machine partswww.popsci.comoleorun@real.lemmy.fanM to Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square44fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaresomeguy3linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·8 months agoI did the math lower down: Probably don’t notice when you’re using a forklift. My math says that’s 133 kg of gold. Not all that much. If you replaced the metal volume, the additional weight is approx 81 kg.
minus-squaresomeguy3linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·8 months agoA kg of gold is worth ~75,500. You’re saying a kg is worth $60 million.
I did the math lower down:
Probably don’t notice when you’re using a forklift.
My math says that’s 133 kg of gold. Not all that much. If you replaced the metal volume, the additional weight is approx 81 kg.
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A kg of gold is worth ~75,500.
You’re saying a kg is worth $60 million.