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Sunken Russian Warship Rumored to Contain 200 Tons of Gold Discovered Near South Korea
Gizmodo ^
| 19 Jul, 2018
| George Dvorsky
Posted on 07/20/2018 9:24:52 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber; Gamecock; SaveFerris; FredZarguna; PROCON; Army Air Corps; KC_Lion; CopperTop
The wreck of the Dmitrii Donskoi I think Gordonski Lightfootski sang about that.
To: DCBryan1
Yes, you're wrong! Let us send you our brouchure, "Gold Math for Dummies"!
To: Snickering Hound
200 tons of gold stacked in solid ingots would occupy a space only 3 feet high by 6 feet wide by 16 feet long.
That aint a whole lot of space in the hold of a ship.
By contrast, the 1600 tons of coal would occupy a volume 120 times larger. If they wanted to move it that way, they could easily have found space for the gold. (For example, just by leaving <1% of the coal behind...)
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07/21/2018 12:08:45 AM PDT
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FredZarguna
(And what Rough Beast, its hour come round at last, slouches toward 5th Avenue to be born?)
To: DCBryan1
Your math is correct.
Alternatively, $39,350.91/kg * 200 * 1000 kg/metric ton = $7.87 bn.
A lot of problematic calculations in the article, including the claim there might not have been room for the gold in the hold. The 1600 tons of coal alone occupy a space at least 120 times larger (that's if it was solid anthracite, and more likely the space required would be 150 times larger in reality.)
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07/21/2018 12:14:50 AM PDT
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FredZarguna
(And what Rough Beast, its hour come round at last, slouches toward 5th Avenue to be born?)
To: Go_Raiders; DCBryan1
Actually the amount of gold quoted is 200 tons. That's a number with one significant digit, so
Troy vs. Avoirdupois ounces is a false precision. (In fact, I'd be surprised if there's even ONE significant digit in the amount quoted.)
The point being lost is the article laughably claims 200 tons is worth $133 Bn.
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07/21/2018 12:21:40 AM PDT
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FredZarguna
(And what Rough Beast, its hour come round at last, slouches toward 5th Avenue to be born?)
To: Larry Lucido
You forgot the patronymic.
His full name is Gordonski Sundownubeddertakekarovich Lightfootski.
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07/21/2018 12:24:37 AM PDT
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FredZarguna
(And what Rough Beast, its hour come round at last, slouches toward 5th Avenue to be born?)
To: FredZarguna
Significant digits is a very good point. I’m usually more of a stickler on them. Thanks for the slap to the forehead!
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07/21/2018 10:25:42 PM PDT
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Go_Raiders
(The fact is, we really don't know anything. It's all guesswork and rationalization.)
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