Comments on: "My Favorite Museum Exhibit": A 13-pound gold nugget http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/my-favorite-museum-exhibit-7.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: niktemadur http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/my-favorite-museum-exhibit-7.html#comment-1333231 niktemadur Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141249#comment-1333231 So that's what the chunks of a supernova explosion look like. So that’s what the chunks of a supernova explosion look like.

]]> By: Ohhhsnap http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/my-favorite-museum-exhibit-7.html#comment-1332283 Ohhhsnap Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141249#comment-1332283 Interesting Interesting

]]> By: MrsBug http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/my-favorite-museum-exhibit-7.html#comment-1332211 MrsBug Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141249#comment-1332211 <i>was found in 1865, during the Gold Rush, it's kind of a wonder, in and of itself, that the thing survived intact.</i> They just couldn't find an envelope big enough to send it to <a href="https://www.cash4gold.com/" rel="nofollow">Cash 4 Gold</a>. was found in 1865, during the Gold Rush, it’s kind of a wonder, in and of itself, that the thing survived intact.

They just couldn’t find an envelope big enough to send it to Cash 4 Gold.

]]> By: awjt http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/my-favorite-museum-exhibit-7.html#comment-1332193 awjt Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141249#comment-1332193 I bet there's a bunch of these just sitting around at the bottom of a crater on the moon.  So THAT'S what Newt is up to. I bet there’s a bunch of these just sitting around at the bottom of a crater on the moon.  So THAT’S what Newt is up to.

]]> By: lastboyonearth http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/my-favorite-museum-exhibit-7.html#comment-1332166 lastboyonearth Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141249#comment-1332166 Remember that gold is priced in "Troy Ounces" (absurd, but real!) 13.8 lb ->  453.59 g/lb = 6259.6 g 6259.6 g ->  31.1034 g/troy oz = 201.25 troy ounces 201.25 oz  x  $1725/oz = $347,156 And yes, it's not going to be totally pure. More likely a natural amalgam of 80% Au and 20% Ag.But 24k *is* the totally pure form of gold. Remember that gold is priced in “Troy Ounces” (absurd, but real!)
13.8 lb ->  453.59 g/lb = 6259.6 g
6259.6 g ->  31.1034 g/troy oz = 201.25 troy ounces

201.25 oz  x  $1725/oz = $347,156

And yes, it’s not going to be totally pure. More likely a natural amalgam of 80% Au and 20% Ag.But 24k *is* the totally pure form of gold.

]]> By: Jubilex http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/my-favorite-museum-exhibit-7.html#comment-1332153 Jubilex Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141249#comment-1332153 Might be worth alot more - that's raw gold - typically diluted to 24k before they weigh it for value :) Might be worth alot more – that’s raw gold – typically diluted to 24k before they weigh it for value :)

]]> By: Alan http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/my-favorite-museum-exhibit-7.html#comment-1332145 Alan Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141249#comment-1332145 That's $382,427.81 worth of gold, for those of you who are counting.  Give or take.   That’s $382,427.81 worth of gold, for those of you who are counting.  Give or take.  

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