Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for October 30, 2014
Transcript:
Spanish physicist Manuel Linares has invented an ice cream that changes color as it melts! In 2011, Australia minted a 30 inch coin made of one ton of solid gold worth over $40M- but as legal tender, it is a $1M coin. Santa Cruz del Islote, off the coast of Columbia, is thought to be the world's most densely populated island, with 1200 people living in a space the size of a baseball field.
Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
That is quite an island.
RobinHood2013 over 9 years ago
RIPOFF!!!
Charlie Fogwhistle over 9 years ago
I’m guessing they don’t do much farming on Santa Cruz del Islote. By the way, 1200 people on 3 or 4 acres doesn’t begin to match the overcrowding at Andersonville Prison, a Confederate POW camp during the Civil War. It was about 16.5 acres, and held as many as 35,000 people at one time.
stlmaddog5 over 9 years ago
So you can get this coin at an Australian bank for $ 1 M, melt it down and sell the gold for $ 40 M? Booking a flight to Melbourne right now!
loner34 over 9 years ago
Where do they get water for those people? What do hey do with their waste (sewage).
LV1951 over 9 years ago
Be neat is the ice cream changed flavor too as it melted!
MrBlowhard2u over 9 years ago
Another example of how the Government can waste money.
Brown Leghorn over 9 years ago
That is more than 30 inches,unless the guy shown is 33 inhes tall!
benbrilling over 9 years ago
So I guess that coin must be some sort of publicity stunt. Maybe it isn’t even gold. Maybe it’s gold-plated iron. Who’s going to know?
johnt204 over 9 years ago
Do they have guards standing by? I mean, like who’s gonna slip it into their pocket?
Is that an entire baseball field or just the infield?
barefoottech over 9 years ago
IdiotsThose Aussie GOLD coins have a LEGAL tender value, but will cost you a premium price on the Spot value of GOLD.You can’t buy them for the Minted legal tender value. For example the Aussie Kangaroo Costs currently $5050 AUD but has a legal tender value of $200