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[-] czech@lemmy.world 48 points 1 year ago

I'm interested in why the bar is so chewed up. Are they handing out fakes as well?

[-] killernova@lemm.ee 51 points 1 year ago

The cuts are probably to show the insides of the bar so they know it's solid gold all the way through. Who knows if they're handing out fakes though, imo it's very likely.

[-] SmokesForBreakfast@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

My hash dealers do the same thing. Gotta see all the nuances and check quality through and through.

[-] Kerb@discuss.tchncs.de 32 points 1 year ago

you can commonly find tungstein cored gold bars at sites like alibaba.com for far cheaper than real ones.

they are aparently pretty much indistinguishable from real bars without special equipment.

aparently even some major banks found some in their inventories

[-] Raxiel@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

I'd love something like that as a paperweight or door stop. Or to sit next to my trillion dollar coin

[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml -3 points 1 year ago

I see you are prepared for the next Great Crisis.

[-] mindbleach@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Possibly demonstrating ductility? Classier than chewing on the damn thing.

[-] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year ago

Uncanny valley of yummy. It looks wrong but also like candy

[-] ParsnipWitch@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, it looks as if it would have a great chewy consistency when biting into it ....

[-] reflex@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] Coreidan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Are they handing out fakes as well?

This is china we are talking about. Of course they are.

[-] iesou@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago

You're telling me you would just accept a damn bar of gold handed to you in a similar situation without verifying somehow it is what the seller says it is?

[-] Coreidan@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

You mean in 2023? No I assume everyone is ripping me off, including china

this post was submitted on 25 Aug 2023
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Damn, that's interesting!

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