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If you became an owner of 1KG of gold. How rich does that make you compared to the rest of the world?

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tunetardis@lemmy.ca
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I remember attending a trade convention in Toronto where they were showcasing this block of pure gold around the size of a loaf of bread. It was surrounded by Mounties but they welcomed me to come forward and even asked if I wanted to try and lift it. My God that thing was heavy!!

Then as I was about to leave, they said “Hold on sir, show us your hands.” I did and they said I was good to go. I asked what that was about and they said some people try to scrape a bit off under their fingernails as a souvenir since gold is one of the softer metals.

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tetris11@lemmy.ml
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Whelp, now I know what to do next time I touch one.

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wuphysics87@lemmy.ml
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So like straight up several Dudley Do Rights?

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tunetardis@lemmy.ca
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Yeah pretty much! They were in full dress with the red coats and boots and the wide brimmed hats and all that. No horses though. There was also a fair bit more security that day than usual with swat team-looking guys around the exits and stuff.

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