Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 7 months agoMan Keeps Rock For Years Thinking It's Gold. It Turned Out to Be Far More Valuable.www.sciencealert.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down11
arrow-up173arrow-down1external-linkMan Keeps Rock For Years Thinking It's Gold. It Turned Out to Be Far More Valuable.www.sciencealert.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareLibertyLizardlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·7 months agoI think their take is kind of questionable. It may be more valuable to science but its monetary value is almost certainly less than gold.
minus-squareluciole@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up7·7 months agoThe writing is at morning program levels of goofiness; it’s jarring. At 17 kg this meteorite would be worth over a million USD if it was gold. It’s like the writer is taking a piss at the poor guy who hoped to get some money out of it.
I think their take is kind of questionable. It may be more valuable to science but its monetary value is almost certainly less than gold.
The writing is at morning program levels of goofiness; it’s jarring. At 17 kg this meteorite would be worth over a million USD if it was gold. It’s like the writer is taking a piss at the poor guy who hoped to get some money out of it.
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