Youtuber Crushes 1 Kilo Gold Bar Worth $40k, Hilarity Ensues

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TheeSilverBug

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A Youtuber decided to see what happens when a 1 kilo gold bar is crushed with a hydraulic press.

What followed was priceless

It appears that we have underestimated just how ignorant the general public remains about the intrinsic value of gold. Some of the best reactions include:

This is illegalyou can't destroy money.
This physically pained me. $40,000
$40,000. I would rather give it to charity
He is wasting GOLD!!!!
Who the f*** wastes a $40 grand block of gold like this?! Why waste money?!

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serial said:
no need to go to a third party blog site to see it , it was originally on youtube on a account dedicated to crushing things
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcxBfdyF7YY
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Agree, link has been removed and member notified about posting further links to third party blogs.

It's a clever marketing idea that has exposed Baird & Co brand to nearly 11m people. That's a good "waste" of "money" indeed.
 
Roswell Crash Survivor said:
Golden said:
Yep, pretty smart move. I assume they got their gold back, so costs are minimal.
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Whatever it costs to melt, assay and recast the bar (plus cost of secure shipping+insurance both ways).
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Probably worth more in blob state as a collectable. "That crushed bar"

I'd take it.
 
ParanoidAndroid said:
Roswell Crash Survivor said:
Golden said:
Yep, pretty smart move. I assume they got their gold back, so costs are minimal.
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Whatever it costs to melt, assay and recast the bar (plus cost of secure shipping+insurance both ways).
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Probably worth more in blob state as a collectable. "That crushed bar"

I'd take it.
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That's what I was thinking. Just leave it as it is. It's still a huge block of gold, so the shape doesn't matter that much.

The video was neat, but did the world need an entire channel about stuff being crushed? It's far better than a Minecraft YouTube channel, but still.
 
At least it's better than the retarded guy that puts things in a Vitamix to see if they will blend.
 
Shaddam IV said:
At least it's better than the retarded guy that puts things in a Vitamix to see if they will blend.
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That was one of the best viral marketing campaigns of all time, and was conceived by a professional marketing company, and the guy in the video is the founder, he's acting.
 
Steel_Eyes said:
The video was neat, but did the world need an entire channel about stuff being crushed? It's far better than a Minecraft YouTube channel, but still.
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There are now many hydraulic press channels after people saw the success of the original. The one in question here is a copycat.
 
SilverDJ said:
Shaddam IV said:
At least it's better than the retarded guy that puts things in a Vitamix to see if they will blend.
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That was one of the best viral marketing campaigns of all time, and was conceived by a professional marketing company, and the guy in the video is the founder, he's acting.
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Wasn't that great if two people didn't realize that it was Blendtec blenders used in those videos ;)
 
House said:
Wasn't that great if two people didn't realize that it was Blendtec blenders used in those videos ;)
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I just assumed that Shaddam actually meant the original and famous Blendtec guy Will It Blend?
 
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