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Wedding Rings Made From Space Gold

Space Gold, as we all know, is the rarest and most-expensive form of precious metal known to ma — wait, whaddya mean it’s just regular gold that’s been shot into space? And they want how much?!?!

October 30, 2011
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Perth Mint Makes The Largest Gold Coin In History

What pours forth from that giant hole? Some of the purest gold on Earth. No joke. These fire-wielders are funnelling 1000kg of 99.99 per cent pure gold into a mould to cast the largest, most-valuable coin in history.

September 11, 2011
Science

Ancient Earth Got A Galactic Golden Shower

A large part of gold’s allure is its rarity. Even so, it’s still 1000 times more abundant on Earth than it should be. Boffins at University of Bristol now have an explanation for this phenomenon: it came from ouuuuter spaaaaaace!

August 26, 2011
Mobile

Aussies Triumph At World Mobile Phone Throwing Championships

Gizmodo AU

On the count of three: “Aussie Aussie Aussie!”. You know how to respond. The Associated Press reports this morning that we can proudly claim yet another world championship sporting crown, albeit one with a difference. Aussie lass Elaine Jung is this morning the world mobile phone throwing freestyle champion.

August 23, 2011
Computing

Did You Know You Could Rip Apart Your Computer And Melt The Circuit Boards For Gold?

Gold is like so in right now. And not even just for jewellery! I mean, it’s over $US1900 — that’s big money making opportunity. So it’s not that bat-shit crazy to melt your electronic circuit boards and tear apart your phone to create a gold nugget, right?

July 26, 2011
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Golden Photocopier Won’t Turn Looseleaf Into Gold Leaf

You know you have way too much money when you start thinking about gold-plating your office equipment. But actually doing it? These are your salad days slowly being eaten away, Mr Yogi Proctor.

July 19, 2011
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Contact Lenses Made From Diamonds And Gold Are Too Much Bling

I’m all for spending money anyway you want to – grills, watches, boulder-sized rings, blinging chains – but come on, paying $US15,000 for diamond and gold contact lenses is stupid. When did sacrificing your eyes become cool?

July 9, 2011
Entertainment

This Amplifier Is Worth More Than Its Weight In Gold

Audia Strumento’s GoldAmp A100 weighs only 800 grams. 800g of gold at today’s prices would cost around $US39,200. Its MSRP however, will be between $US48,622 – $US51,490. Sure it’s expensive but this is what audiophiles get wet dreams about.

June 21, 2011
Science

Blinged-Out Bacteria Put To Work In Fuel Cells

The boffins at Carnegie Mellon have done it again! This time they’ve devised a biological fuel cell that harvests the metabolic energy of bacteria using gold plates.

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New York Street Paved Not Only In Dog Poop But Also Diamonds

Extremely dirty person Raffi Stepanian prowls the streets of New York on his hands and knees looking for gold and diamonds. Surprisingly, he finds it! $US819 worth in less than a week.

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