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Welshwatchman · 6 October 2007, 03:44 AM

Gold titbit.

If all the gold ever mined was forged into a cube it would only measure 19 metres square. It would fit onto my small front lawn.

Approx 166,000 tonnes to 2007, 66% of which mined since 1950.

timebroker · 6 October 2007, 03:46 AM

You can put that on my lawn any day :)

Seems strange though, Fort Knox seems a lil' too big for such a small %

JJ Irani · 6 October 2007, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Welshwatchman

Gold titbit.

If all the gold ever mined was forged into a cube it would only measure 19 metres square. It would fit onto my small front lawn.

Approx 166,000 tonnes to 2007, 66% of which mined since 1950.

That's interesting, Paul....but where did you get that info?

The last time I read something like that, it was a cube the size of the base of the Eifel tower.

JJ

timebroker · 6 October 2007, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by JJ Irani

That's interesting, Paul....but where did you get that info?

The last time I read something like that, it was a cube the size of the base of the Eifel tower.

JJ

Maybe the base is 19 square meter?

JJ Irani · 6 October 2007, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by timebroker

Maybe the base is 19 square meter?

Are you nuts?

That damn base would be at least 50 m x 50 m = 2500 sq.m!!

Welshwatchman · 6 October 2007, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by JJ Irani

That's interesting, Paul....but where did you get that info?

The last time I read something like that, it was a cube the size of the base of the Eifel tower.

JJ

I first saw it on the BBC program "QI". Stephen Fry doesn't feed you any "bull$hit", just weird facts.

I did a rough and ready double check by checking the mass of a kg of gold and then multiplying it up.

Seemed to be correct.

timebroker · 6 October 2007, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by JJ Irani

Are you nuts?

That damn base would be at least 50 m x 50 m = 2500 sq.m!!

328 feet = 99.9744 meters

timebroker · 6 October 2007, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Welshwatchman

I first saw it on the BBC program "QI". Stephen Fry doesn't feed you any "bull$hit", just weird facts.

I did a rough and ready double check by checking the mass of a kg of gold and then multiplying it up.

Seemed to be correct.

Love that show

JJ Irani · 6 October 2007, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by timebroker

328 feet = 99.9744 meters

timebroker · 6 October 2007, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by JJ Irani

Base of the Eiffel tower

JJ Irani · 6 October 2007, 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by timebroker

Base of the Eiffel tower

If that 328 feet is just one side of the base, then to convert that into square feet, you would have to multiply 328 x 328 = 107,584 square feet!!

Tools · 6 October 2007, 04:12 AM

Well, if its in a cube, then it would be 19 cubic meters.

That would be a pile (~60 feet) 19 meters long by 19 meters wide, by 6 stories tall..

JJ Irani · 6 October 2007, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Tools

Well, if its in a cube, then it would be 19 cubic meters.

That would be a pile (~60 feet) 19 meters long by 19 meters wide, by 6 stories tall..

You're right. The picture I had seen was that of huge gold CUBE covering the entire base of the Eifel Tower and just about reaching up to the first horizontal level of the tower.

JJ

Welshwatchman · 6 October 2007, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by JJ Irani

If that 328 feet is just one side of the base, then to convert that into square feet, you would have to multiply 328 x 328 = 107,584 square feet!!

Hey you two guys.

Get in the back of my car and I will drive you both back to my front lawn, where the gold is.

mailman · 6 October 2007, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by JJ Irani

You're right. The picture I had seen was that of huge gold CUBE covering the entire base of the Eifel Tower and just about reaching up to the first horizontal level of the tower.

JJ

So is that where you got you glasses from

Welshwatchman · 6 October 2007, 04:15 AM

Oops

I meant cube of course.

There's my HND "poor mans degree" in Physics showing it's worth.

Blue Bull · 6 October 2007, 04:32 AM

As long as all you tossers just remember where most of that gold comes from ......

Welshwatchman · 6 October 2007, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Blue Bull

As long as all you tossers just remember where most of that gold comes from ......

That's how you can afford to buy all of those lovely Daytonas.

Prince · 6 October 2007, 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Welshwatchman

That's how you can afford to buy all of those lovely Daytonas.

I KNEW it had to come from somewhere like that, Paul!

Welshwatchman · 6 October 2007, 05:08 AM

Forgot to mention that the statement is WRONG.

I actually did the real math and the size would be 21.29 metres cubed.

A gold kilobar (100g) is 114x51x10mm - 58140mm cubed or 5.184 X10 power of -5 metre cubed

That would mean 1 cubic metres = 17,200 kgs

21.29 cubed X 17,200 = 166,000,000 kgs or 166,000 metric tonnes

21.29 metres cube.

What a nice feature for the garden.

timebroker · 6 October 2007, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Welshwatchman

Forgot to mention that the statement is WRONG.

I actually did the real math and the size would be 21.29 metres cubed.

A gold kilobar (100g) is 114x51x10mm - 58140mm cubed or 5.184 X10 power of -5 metre cubed

That would mean 1 cubic metres = 17,200 kgs

21.29 cubed X 17,200 = 166,000,000 kgs or 166,000 metric tonnes

21.29 metres cube.

What a nice feature for the garden.

If ye call that a "feature", what would your garden be made of?
Diamonds?

By the way, again Bull has got his hands in that too I suppose.

Blue Bull · 6 October 2007, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by timebroker

If ye call that a "feature", what would your garden be made of?
Diamonds?

By the way, again Bull has got his hands in that too I suppose.

Nope,diamonds was my mother's forte.Ironically,the jeweller where she bought most of her jewellry from,mostly in the 1980's,is the same jeweller/AD that I bought my GMT/Blue TT Sub/one white Daytona from .....

In the papers here ,a nice story about a greenish diamond found in the Northwest province.It is 7000 CARATS !!!!!!!

The Cullinan was "only" 3000.The green one can be real or a hoax.It is yet to be confirmed.If its real,its unlikely to originate from SA and is then most likely,to come from higher up in Africa.Thats with all its implications ........ Personally,I think its a BS story.The Brit who "takes care of it ' seems a bit of a scammer. Time will tell.

S2000 Driver · 6 October 2007, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Welshwatchman

Gold titbit.

If all the gold ever mined was forged into a cube it would only measure 19 metres square...

Of course, the TT version would only be half that!

Launch Mini · 6 October 2007, 06:17 AM

Metres cubed is different than square metres.
So the 19m cubed sounds about right from what I recall.
http://www.gold.org/value/markets/su...roduction.html

SPACE-DWELLER · 6 October 2007, 06:24 AM

What a silly thread!

S2000 Driver · 6 October 2007, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Spacedweller

What a silly thread!

I like it!

CEG · 6 October 2007, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Welshwatchman

Gold titbit.

If all the gold ever mined was forged into a cube it would only measure 19 metres square. It would fit onto my small front lawn.

Approx 166,000 tonnes to 2007, 66% of which mined since 1950.

Your watch must be about 1/2 of that........

timebroker · 6 October 2007, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Blue Bull

Nope,diamonds was my mother's forte.Ironically,the jeweller where she bought most of her jewellry from,mostly in the 1980's,is the same jeweller/AD that I bought my GMT/Blue TT Sub/one white Daytona from .....

In the papers here ,a nice story about a greenish diamond found in the Northwest province.It is 7000 CARATS !!!!!!!

The Cullinan was "only" 3000.The green one can be real or a hoax.It is yet to be confirmed.If its real,its unlikely to originate from SA and is then most likely,to come from higher up in Africa.Thats with all its implications ........ Personally,I think its a BS story.The Brit who "takes care of it ' seems a bit of a scammer. Time will tell.

Funny, was reading about that diamond just the other day, 3106 carat, Hope diamond for instance was cut down at least 10 times until it was only 45 tsss

Destroy · 6 October 2007, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue Bull

As long as all you tossers just remember where most of that gold comes from ......

Errr....HELLO!!!!!???

Andad · 6 October 2007, 07:10 PM

Ok Ok too hard. What strap would you wear with it?

6 October 2007, 03:44 AM	#1
Welshwatchman "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Real Name: Paul Location: Wales, UK Posts: 14,578	** G O L D * Titbit ***** Gold titbit. If all the gold ever mined was forged into a cube it would only measure 19 metres square. It would fit onto my small front lawn. Approx 166,000 tonnes to 2007, 66% of which mined since 1950. __________________ ..33

6 October 2007, 04:15 AM	#16
Welshwatchman "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Real Name: Paul Location: Wales, UK Posts: 14,578	Oops I meant cube of course. There's my HND "poor mans degree" in Physics showing it's worth. __________________ ..33

6 October 2007, 05:08 AM	#20
Welshwatchman "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Real Name: Paul Location: Wales, UK Posts: 14,578	Forgot to mention that the statement is WRONG. I actually did the real math and the size would be 21.29 metres cubed. A gold kilobar (100g) is 114x51x10mm - 58140mm cubed or 5.184 X10 power of -5 metre cubed That would mean 1 cubic metres = 17,200 kgs 21.29 cubed X 17,200 = 166,000,000 kgs or 166,000 metric tonnes 21.29 metres cube. What a nice feature for the garden. __________________ ..33

6 October 2007, 06:17 AM	#24
Launch Mini "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Real Name: John Location: Canada, eh Watch: can I? Posts: 6,241	Metres cubed is different than square metres. So the 19m cubed sounds about right from what I recall. http://www.gold.org/value/markets/su...roduction.html __________________ Something witty to go here. Member # 293

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