gold
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Fool’s Gold Is Hiding ‘Invisible’ Real Gold, Scientists Find
Confirming once more that it cannot be trusted, the metal known as fool’s gold, aka pyrite, can contain bits of the real thing, according to an Australian-Chinese research team. Getting at the trapped gold, however, is likely to be more trouble than it’s worth.
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That Auction Record-Breaking 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Is Worth More Than Its Weight In Gold
This past winter, the world saw a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO sell at RM Sotheby’s Monterey Car Week for a staggering $US48.4 ($67) million — making it the most expensive car ever sold at auction. Know what else is disgusting? This makes the Ferrari officially worth more than its weight in gold.
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There’s A Hotel In Milan With 24-Karat Gold Bedsheets
Stolen bed sheets are part and parcel of running a hotel business. Somehow I reckon Milan’s TownHouse Galleria would be extra put-out by people pilfering its linen, mainly because it isn’t linen, but gold. Woven 24-karat gold, to be precise.
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How To Extract Pure Gold From Busted Electronics
That little bead right there? That’s all the gold in four and a half pounds of electronics waste. And it took so very much work to get there.