50 Interesting Facts About Gold

"6. There is an estimated total of 10 billion tons of gold in the world's oceans. That is 25 tons of gold for every cubic mile of seawater."

I did not know this fact, how interesting
 
geewiz said:
"6. There is an estimated total of 10 billion tons of gold in the world's oceans. That is 25 tons of gold for every cubic mile of seawater."

I did not know this fact, how interesting
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When I was a kid I was obsessed with the show "Beyond 2000" and I recall an episode where they harvested the minerals from the oceans, and yep - it was a giant seive and after a few days they showed all the minerals, including the gold. I was amazed, and still am. BUT it is uncommercial, so noone is doing it.

Wish they would make a show "Beyond 2100"
 
Fact 10 is a bit disturbing. "The gold held at Fort Knox is accounted for by the United States as an asset valued at $44.22 per ounce."

Fact 51: (For the musos) The best vocal microphones are constructed of large thin diaphragms coated with a fine layer of pure gold. ;)
 
If there is so much gold in the oceans does that mean that there would actually be more gold than silver in the world?
 
i like #45.
The Aztec word for gold, "teocuitatl," was translated by Europeans as meaning "excrement of the gods."
 
Derelict confusing facts with theories and nonsense.

Carat is unit of weight, not purity.

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Water&Food said:
Derelict confusing facts with theories and nonsense.

Carat is unit of weight, not purity.

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It's actually both depending on whether you are talking about gems (mass) or gold (purity)
 
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