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INTEREST: Solid Gold Ultraman Bust Costs 110 Million Yen




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leafy sea dragon



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2017 4:18 pm Reply with quote
The 30-centimeter sold gold bust weighs only about 11 kilograms? That's really light. I would've expected at least 25 or 30 kilograms.
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TheAncientOne



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2017 10:10 pm Reply with quote
leafy sea dragon wrote:
The 30-centimeter sold gold bust weighs only about 11 kilograms? That's really light. I would've expected at least 25 or 30 kilograms.

For those interested in the math, a single cubic inch of gold weighs 0.7 pounds. Just a single square inch column as high as the bust (30 cm = 1 ft.) would weigh 8.4 pounds (a bit over 3.8 kilograms). If that stated weight is correct, the entire bust has less gold than a 1.75 x 1.75 inch column the height of the bust's tallest point.
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Blanchimont



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:36 am Reply with quote
Perhaps it's hollow?...
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leafy sea dragon



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 12:14 pm Reply with quote
But the article says it's solid, which is why I'm so confused over the bust's weight.
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Dracospirit121



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 6:46 pm Reply with quote
I did a rough conversion to pounds and concluded thats it's WAY WAY WAY too much money Shocked
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TheAncientOne



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 7:24 am Reply with quote
leafy sea dragon wrote:
But the article says it's solid, which is why I'm so confused over the bust's weight.

It says it is "solid gold", which simply refers to it not being simply a plating, overlay, or veneer of gold, but instead entirely gold.
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leafy sea dragon



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 12:05 pm Reply with quote
Oh, is that what it means? I always thought "solid gold" meant it was gold all the way in, with no hollow parts or bubbles.
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Mr. Oshawott



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 1:55 pm Reply with quote
Ultraman seems to have hit his super-lucky Gold Streak with such a deluxe set of gold material! Smile
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 2:05 am Reply with quote
Being a classic series, this redefines "golden oldies".
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