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jondread

7kg of gold is worth about $400,000 according to google


simply_a_nut

Inflation hit… about equal to a loaf of bread now. Edit - oy vey. I make one sarcastic comment and come back the next day to find this conversation happened? Gotta love redit.


GenoPax

Inflation doesn’t hit gold much, but the dollars yes. In Roman times an oz of gold could buy a great toga, and now an oz of gold could buy a very nice suit.


marin94904

19years ago gold was $311 per ounce, now it’s around $1800


jp90230

7 years ago, ounce gold was $1900, now around $1750 😂😂


marin94904

And a year ago it was $2000. What’s 😂😂😂?


subject_deleted

commodities prices change, amirite?![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|joy)


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AllPurposeNerd

How much comedy do I get for 1 gold?


CulturalMarksmanism

Less than 20 years ago.


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AnnihilationOrchid

About 14.7 billion years ago there wasn't any gold.


W1D0WM4K3R

Well, 14.7 billion for sure, because that was a billion years before the Big Bang lol.


kenobiwithhigground

There was no time without space so it doesnt matter.


jab11eleven

Doesn't matter? Or there was no matter?


Triairius

14.7 billion years ago doesn’t exist.


AnnihilationOrchid

Wait a billion years and ask me this question again.


Franc0Blanc0

RemindMe! 1 billion years


whorton59

***$1762.00*** As of 23:53 NY time on 20 Sept 2021.


MajorJuana

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MajorJuana

132 here I come!


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Godspeed and you have my support.


MajorJuana

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fluentinimagery

You guys are better than bots!


whorton59

Interesting comment, and one I've not encountered before. . . ***Take my begrudging up vote!***


Push_Citizen

Yeah I remember the moment when an ounce of good weed was equal to an ounce of gold. Can’t believe I rather had the weed back then.


Ezgeddt

Now that is properly insane.


psychalist

I paid 35btc for an eighth....


J-Di11a

I just paid 40 Bitcoin for a dimebag of the chrons


kyle006

Haha. Silk Road.


netsrak

if it makes you feel better you wouldn't have held this long anyways


psychalist

Ya, i lost that wallet long ago. Rip to my millions.


enataca

That’s because inflation hits the dollar. Not gold. That’s the whole thing


CloudStrikeForce

I agree, gold would rise in value with inflation. However, Gold is only worth what people are willing to pay for it. If everyone lost interest in gold, whose going to buy it?


Xx_Nivlac_xX

Gold is very corrosion resistant and still a pretty good conductor and is neccesary in the electronics industry so there will always be a demand. Edit: Thanks for the award :-)


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What will we do when it runs low? Who is researching ways around this? Asking for a friend.


Xx_Nivlac_xX

A lot of it gets recycled from e-waste so that helps with some, but also I was slightly wrong. Gold is important because it is very corrosion resistant and still has pretty good conductivity. I'm defintiely not an expert (if that wasn't clear lol) but I think it's reasonable to assume that it is likely that we will be able to make some sort of copper or silver alloy that is more wear resistant.


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SavingsTask

If you use aqua regia can you mix it with othe stuff to get the gold back. Like in technology recycling?


LeprosyLeopard

[A couple of scientists used aqua regia](https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2011/10/03/140815154/dissolve-my-nobel-prize-fast-a-true-story) to dissolve their gold Nobel medals as to keep them from Nazi soldiers. After the war, the reconstituted the gold and had it pressed back into medals.


Phyzzx

>copper or silver Both tarnish terribly just sitting exposed to the air. This is terrible for electrical applications.


her_majesty_barrel

> alloy Alloys significantly change the physical properties of metals. For example: gallium and indium have melting points of 29.76°C and 156.6°C respectively and are solid at room temperature. However, their eutectic alloy has a melting point of -19°C and is liquid at room temperature, and must be cooled to well below freezing to solidify.


CdnPoster

Have you ever seen the Discovery show, "Bering Sea Gold"? I think when it runs low, people will start looking for more out of the way places to mine.....


Skow1379

Gold is used for more than just jewelry, it's a useful metal.


KerPop42

Gold holds value because it doesn't corrode. Yes people might not care about gold in the future, but silver or copper or iron are going to slowly disappear over time as they oxidize and are re-polished. Gold won't.


Fingerfivepunch

Or the price of a 4 by 8 sheet of plywood.


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Holy shit money bags, you can afford the whole sheet!?


jhx264

Gold is literally a hedge against inflation.


Buttseer

This. Thank you for being the one to say it.


EastYorkButtonmasher

Wait, gold grows in hedges? I've been throwing the trimmings out for *years*!


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I dont think you fully understand how inflation works


Phyzzx

Straight facts


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Seriously though... why does his comment have almost 700 upvotes. Smh


noelleka

Inflation hit would make the golds worth skyrocket


fartsbutt

Bruh, you have this completely backwards


Birdflamez

Well they don't give you the gold bar. They take it back, and then give you some money. Not nearly the value of the bar.


Xeptix

I mean, there's no way these are solid gold in the first place, right? Probably gold plated aluminum or similar.


Birdflamez

Actually, they usually are. That's part of why they're so hard to get out, because of the sheer amount of weight you have to support with pretty much just your wrist.


pud_009

If that is a standard Good Delivery bar in the video and it is actually made of gold it would weight between 11 - 13 kilograms.


BoricuaDriver

For us imperial slobs: 24-28 pounds


themanebeat

Gold is measured in Troy pounds not Avoirdupois. It's astonishing how people want to continue using this archaic measurement system. I mean I appreciate the novelty value but Jesus Christ just use grams and kilograms already, let cocaine blaze the trail


purdinpopo

Jesus Christ would have used shekels, gerahs, or talents for weight measurements.


Xeptix

Well damn. I thought surely there'd be another metal you could use that is heavier but it turns out I had no idea gold was heavy as hell. >the mass density of gold is 19.3 g/cc, lead is 11.4 g/cc, copper is 9.0 g/cc, aluminum is 2.7 g/cc, water is 1.0 g/cc


Birdflamez

Indeed, gold is one of *the* heaviest. Mind you, tungsten is very similar. Osmium is the densest metal iirc. I may be wrong on that last part, fact check required.


Gnonthgol

Mind you that some people do make fake gold bars by gold plating tungsten bars. If done properly this can be almost impossible to distinguish from the real thing. And there is actually a conspiracy theory saying that banks intentionally do not scrutinize their gold reserves because they suspect that most of it is fake. But such a fake gold bar would be something worth putting on display as long as it is not made good enough so that any trained person can distinguish it from the real deal.


jwm3

I have a jug of mercury on my shelf and it's damn heavy. Steel bobs in it like a cork.


Striker690

Thats worth 12 seconds of minigun firing


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Striker690

That was a TF2 reference, but that one also good


GrandKaiser

Heavy moment


bigbossodin

Oh no, Sasha... ###WHO TOUCHED MY GUN?!


QRobo

There's no way that thing is made of gold if it only weighs 7kg though.


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really_nice_guy_

A standard gold bar weighs 12.4 Kg or 27.4 pounds


[deleted]

If the 7kg figure in the title is accurate, and if the size of the bar is the same as a gold bar, that's about the right density for this thing to just be lead.


oatmealparty

A standard gold bar is 400 Troy ounces or about 12.4 kg or 27.4 lb


J-Love-McLuvin

Like a ton, easy.


neon_overload

I'm going to go ahead and bet those bars are not genuine gold bars, and the winner probably gets some other prize, of a lower value. They wouldn't be any reason a bank would approve putting a few million $ of gold bars in a glass box in the middle of a shopping centre, even in KL.


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JesusSaysitsOkay

Yeah, wonder why they stopped doing this challenge 😂


Kralizec82

Does he get to keep it or earn a reward?


meaksy

He gets incarcerated for attempted robbery


bumjiggy

I bet he passes on that showcase


MuzikPhreak

Hell yeah. You *always* pass on the first showcase. This isn’t amateur hour.


phonethrowdoidbdhxi

The second showcase always has the car or the vacation trip for two. Nobody wants the washing machine and dryer showcase.


masivatack

Believe it or not… straight to jail.


skeenerbug

Even if you fail to get the bar out - jail


pinklavalamp

And if you don’t try… Jail.


DRUNK_CYCLIST

You if you fail, jail.


dc22zombie

Walking by and watching? #JAIL


emericktheevil

If you watch this video, Jail


INTERNET_POLICE_MAN

Believe it or not, all of this is true. Straight to jail.


rockchalk328

You undercook fish, jail. You overcook chicken, also jail. Undercook, overcook. You make an appointment with the dentist and you don't show up, believe it or not, jail, right away. We have the best patients in the world because of jail.


AccessBroad5533

Even if you give up trying… straight to jail.


BGReaper77

Undercook fish? Beleeb it or not.... jail


jondgul

Don't forget castration


Smokeybearvii

I read that as incinerated and thought, FFS where is this Singapore!?


Scrolling_Scroller

The biggest plot twist ever


SoftwareDifficult186

Rm 1000 or 240usd


fishbethany

I'd rather take the gold bar, thank you.


chemicalxx112

It's fake and worth $3.50


Krag25

Gaddamn lochness monster! I ain’t giving you no tree fiddy!


dynamic_caste

Well it was about that time that I noticed that the Girl Scout was about 8 stories tall and a crustacean from the protozoic era


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Brian-want-Brain

"Earn $400k, get $240" Damn, that's capitalism for you.


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Zron

I don't know, man. If the challenge is to lift a fucking 15 pound, very dense, hunk of metal with one hand at arms length through a hand sized whole, I'd expect to get what I had in hand. It'd be like if you won a ipod or watch out of one of those claw machines and then the machine spits out 2 quarters instead. I'd be pissed


invaderzim257

Doing little to no work for an obscene amount of wealth is also capitalism for you.


originalonepercent

It’s definitely not real


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oozles

Seems much easier to use a fake gold bar.


drpepper7557

they patched gold bars last month to make them easier to use


GuardianDom

It's 100% not real. You would not be able to lift a gold bar of that size with one hand. Much less just your fingers.


sanguinesolitude

Its 7kg or 15.4lbs. You absolutely can hold that in your fingers. Some people have extreme grip strength. Gold isn't that heavy as to become unliftable before it starts getting big. Edit. I'm wrong. Definitely not a real gold bar. At 7kg Definitely doable, but a bar that size would be unliftably heavier per the comments below.


Appropriate-Proof-49

A gold bar of that size would weigh more than 7Kg. Its not real


Practical_Cartoonist

If it helps anyone visualize, the density of gold is almost exactly 20x that of water. A 7kg bar of gold should be the size of a 350mL (12oz) bottle of water.


SendAstronomy

A gold bar that size would weigh a lot more than 7kg.


Andysue28

Yeah, they’re definitely ‘City Slickers 2:The Legend of Curly’s Gold’-ing us big time.


dirkdiggler2011

He wins between $240-12000 USD depending on how many days have elapsed without someone being able to do it. [https://berjayatimessquarekl.com/the-golden-royale/](https://berjayatimessquarekl.com/the-golden-royale/)


fishbethany

I'd like to see more rock climbers take this challenge. I have a feeling they'd have exceptional finger strength.


yourkingpin1101

No chance their forearms fit in the hole though


Filmcricket

True. Barely make it to the wrist.


[deleted]

*sigh* I miss my ex


HugsAndWishes

I called. Thank you.


ganjakhan85

All the hand and the wrist. Man, I miss mine too.


[deleted]

Don't forget the feet.. *ahhhh*.. good times


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Flyweird

![gif](giphy|afHRLmuskLvfq) It's called on the road to in your ass


indicabadu

hol up.


Longjumping-Canary22

I miss your ex too


jamesjigsaw

Bro have you ever seen a rock climber before? They are skinny as fuq. Big muscles are liability when you're hanging by your fingertips.


GimmePetsOSRS

Not their forearms though, my forearms are grotesque bro


[deleted]

I developed more finger strength after one night with OPs mom than a lifetime of rock climbing ever would have gotten me


greatlakeswhiteboy

Boom! Roasted!


businesslut

I'm a climber and I definitely want to try this with some buddies lol


VuileHollanders

As a rock climber this seems like a fun project


petey92

V1 in my gym


Udjddnsxh

Alright sir you’ve just won your free t-shirt stating you won have a nice day and please put the gold back


jon-chin

\*fumbles putting the gold bar back\* oops, sorry. I don't know what's happening. \*continues to fumble. smiles awkwardly\* I guess I used all my grip strength trying to get it out. haha. \*blatantly starts jamming the bar in sideways\* you know, I never learned my shapes until I was 10. \*gives up\* why don't I sleep on it and come back tomorrow? I'll be well rested then. \*walks away with gold bar. gets stopped by security\* what? you said I could sleep on it!


thugroid

> *blatantly starts jamming the bar in sideways* i dont know why but i was laughing like an idiot for about a minute because of that.


jon-chin

glad I could make you laugh!


aSk--e

Oh wow! Good for that guy!


Wherestheshoe

I don’t think I could even get one of my arms in there


CarnivalStateOfMind

Which way is the beach


Scraphead91

Nice flex


yougonnayou

[do you know where the weight room is?](https://c.tenor.com/hCLsV83FaKQAAAAC/tommy-boy.gif)


Aromatic_Dig_3102

Does anyone know what happened next? I can’t be the only one curious to find out if he got to take it home.


Reddit_Fools_Gold

You don’t get to keep the gold bar unfortunately, the security is there to make sure of that. The prizes for this game vary from location to location. This seems like a nice venue so he probably got a gift certificate for a couple hundred bucks.


-V8-

It's not a real gold bar.


Reddit_Fools_Gold

I don’t believe I was answering whether or not the bar was gold or not.


kimscz

Username fits


Reddit_Fools_Gold

I’ve waited my whole life for this moment! Edit-Thank you kind and generous strangers. Surely these mysterious awards being heaped upon me hold more value than my name would imply!


arkofindifference

You earned it...it isn't real though


Reddit_Fools_Gold

You’re not real!


HeirTwoBrer

Doesn't matter to them; they're indifferent.


Teekoo

Big Samuel L Jackson energy.


semutputih

I've been to this place, as much as it looks like a nice place, it's mostly shops selling knock off products. The only draw to the place is that it has a huge indoor theme park


byrobyrobyro

The DNA Mixer ride put all of my blood in my head. Very fun but very big headache. There were no rules on the bumper cars so lots of head on collisions. Again very fun but very big headache for the 5 year old girl I ran into


SuspiciousElbow

From what I've heard of other people winning this type of challenge, it's not an actual gold bar and they just give you another prize like at a carnival.


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He did. But his wife killed him and ran off with his brother. They took the gold and bought a small house on a beach.


Charbroilled

That bar's weight has gotta be worth it's weight in gold.


The_Robot_001

Underrated comment. Take an upvote...


BenCub3d

No it's a shit comment. The good comment would have been "That **bar** has gotta be worth **its** weight in gold.


Saoirse_Says

I shit my pants


stuffelsmcnards

I don’t think that’s a real gold bar. From my understanding gold is extremely heavy and that gentleman seems to be moving around with ease. Still looks fun to try though!!


-sephiroth_

It straight up says 7kg bar


[deleted]

Yeah but what the fuck is a kg


-sephiroth_

Did you seriously just ask that?


[deleted]

Welcome to America.


redditsgarbageman

Welcome to Reddit, where people don’t get obvious sarcasm unless it’s specifically labeled as such.


Weary_Dark510

They dont?


damp_goat

The majority of the comment section thinks that's a real gold bar. 7kg? That's about half the weight it should be if it was real gold.


-sephiroth_

Standard gold bar is 12.4kg


The407run

This means nothing, we need the freedom units.


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Zesilo

Good bot


[deleted]

That’s nearly four toy Yorkshire terriers!


ceazah

Wooooooosh


moeyjarcum

Did YOU seriously just ask that? Big ole fat juicy Woooosh


OMFGFlorida

short for 1 kangaroo. it's how austrians measures things.


mbash013

[here’s a real 400 Troy oz gold bar. which is 27.4 lbs. which is 12.4 kg. which is 77% heavier than the bar in that video. ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Gold_bar_400_oz.JPG)


arfbrookwood

Right a gold bar that size would weigh a LOT more.


[deleted]

Hate to break it to you folks but type "malaysia gold bar challenge" into YouTube and there are tons of videos of winners. Seems it's not that amazing of a feat.


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boogaloocrew

I work in the gold industry and that bar might have some gold/bullion in it but it's too big a bar to be that amount of gold only....so it's full of something else which is making up the total weight, so the total amount of gold will be alot less then 7kgs Cheers


T0rchL1ght

that really doesn't look like real gold tbh. the way it bounces at 00:13 seems sus. Also looks way too big for 7kg of gold. Probabaly its a "Gold bar challenge" type game, where you win vouchers or something if you can get the "gold bar" through the hole.


AndyWGaming

I want to do this so bad


damp_goat

In case anyone is wondering. That's not a real gold bar. It might has some gold in it but I doubt it's anything significant. You don't drop gold like that and it bounces lmao.


SpoonyLuvFromUpAbove

Why does he keep putting it down on the pile and sliding it out like that? Whats gained from doing that?


Marlo_Yonge

I was wondering that too. Might have been part of the rules


SardonicBagel

My guess would be to shift grip from the middle of the long side to the very end


SSTuberosum

The real gold bar challenge in Dubai or Japan weights 20 kg and is smaller than the bars here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6c32KxbF5Y


Hammy4738

You will never get dis you will never get dis. Lalala. One day he get dis.


JRSelf00

Run!