Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for October 30, 2014
October 29, 2014
October 31, 2014
Transcript:
Spanish physicist Manuel Linares has invented an ice cream that changes color as it melts! In 2011, Australia minted a 30 inch coin made of one ton of solid gold worth over $40M- but as legal tender, it is a $1M coin. Santa Cruz del Islote, off the coast of Columbia, is thought to be the world's most densely populated island, with 1200 people living in a space the size of a baseball field.
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Templo S.U.D. almost 10 years ago
That is quite an island.
RobinHood2013 almost 10 years ago
RIPOFF!!!
Charlie Fogwhistle almost 10 years ago
I’m guessing they don’t do much farming on Santa Cruz del Islote. By the way, 1200 people on 3 or 4 acres doesn’t begin to match the overcrowding at Andersonville Prison, a Confederate POW camp during the Civil War. It was about 16.5 acres, and held as many as 35,000 people at one time.
stlmaddog5 almost 10 years ago
So you can get this coin at an Australian bank for $ 1 M, melt it down and sell the gold for $ 40 M? Booking a flight to Melbourne right now!
loner34 almost 10 years ago
Where do they get water for those people? What do hey do with their waste (sewage).
LV1951 almost 10 years ago
Be neat is the ice cream changed flavor too as it melted!
MrBlowhard2u almost 10 years ago
Another example of how the Government can waste money.
Brown Leghorn almost 10 years ago
That is more than 30 inches,unless the guy shown is 33 inhes tall!
benbrilling almost 10 years ago
So I guess that coin must be some sort of publicity stunt. Maybe it isn’t even gold. Maybe it’s gold-plated iron. Who’s going to know?
johnt204 almost 10 years ago
Do they have guards standing by? I mean, like who’s gonna slip it into their pocket?
Is that an entire baseball field or just the infield?
barefoottech almost 10 years ago
IdiotsThose Aussie GOLD coins have a LEGAL tender value, but will cost you a premium price on the Spot value of GOLD.You can’t buy them for the Minted legal tender value. For example the Aussie Kangaroo Costs currently $5050 AUD but has a legal tender value of $200