Popular Post rooster59 Posted December 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2020 Million dollar vomit: Thai man offered $4.2m for whale vomit he found By RAINER CHEUNG ASIAONE Thairath It could've just been a large rock, but something told Narit Suwansang that he had found something more. It's not gold, but it might as well have been. According to Thai news outlet Thairath, the plain yellow-beige rock which Suwansang found lying innocently along a beach in Nakhon Si Thammarat on Nov 26 turned out to be whale vomit. And before anyone starts gagging, that stuff's pricey. Ambergris, or whale puke really, is formed when a sperm whale throws up and its bile floats along the ocean till it washes up on shore as a hardened chunk. It's used mainly in luxury perfumes as a fixative to help the scents last longer. Full story: https://www.asiaone.com/asia/million-dollar-vomit-thai-man-offered-42m-whale-puke-find Asiaone: 20-12-12 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tonray Posted December 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2020 The world has gone mad.... 6 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted December 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2020 So that's why perfume is so expensive, take the offer before they change their mind. regards Worgeordie 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ezzra Posted December 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) Well than, next time i go tot he beach it will not be to ogle the ladies in their bikinis only... Edited December 12, 2020 by ezzra 1 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post elgenon Posted December 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2020 How much is my vomit worth? Just askin'. 2 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnarth Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 yes they have to find a way to justify the enormous prices, guess that keeps the Japanese whale fishermen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post vandeventer Posted December 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2020 It's really something what goes into perfumes! A long time ago I got a job with KFC and the oil used in pressure cookers after the first cook was placed in large drums for the perfume people to come and pick up. And women put this <deleted> on their skin and we kiss it. Do we really know what we are kissing? 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PGSan Posted December 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2020 9 minutes ago, vandeventer said: It's really something what goes into perfumes! A long time ago I got a job with KFC and the oil used in pressure cookers after the first cook was placed in large drums for the perfume people to come and pick up. And women put this <deleted> on their skin and we kiss it. Do we really know what we are kissing? Oil in pressure cookers? Sounds mighty dangerous! 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Stand by for hundreds of Thais producing (fake) whale vomit that they've found on beaches all around Thailand........... ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Whale chunder, makes me want to puke just thinking about it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Surelynot Posted December 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2020 Threw up when I read this.......anyone want to make an offer? 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bendi Posted December 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2020 You cant fake it and its genuine. Lucky man so why not just be happy for him? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted December 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2020 1 minute ago, Bendi said: You cant fake it and its genuine. Lucky man so why not just be happy for him? Oh petal, I'm just ecstatic! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elkski Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Is that 4 million USD? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tonray Posted December 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2020 1 hour ago, elgenon said: How much is my vomit worth? Just askin'. Depends on whether you were drinking Chivas Regal or Lao Khao last night 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgw Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 damn, why can't I find some whale vomit ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kurtf Posted December 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2020 I am shocked to find so many people were completely unaware of ambergris. <deleted> I learned about that stuff back in the 5th grade. I guess the education standards have eroded so much now that next I'll be hearing a news story about how once a country was founded on liberty and freedom and people will be saying, "imagine that". 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 2 hours ago, vandeventer said: It's really something what goes into perfumes! A long time ago I got a job with KFC and the oil used in pressure cookers after the first cook was placed in large drums for the perfume people to come and pick up. And women put this <deleted> on their skin and we kiss it. Do we really know what we are kissing? 'the oil used in pressure cookers' So that's why women blow their top. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Considering there are literally thousands of whales, they are not extinct yet and still vomiting , seems a lot of money for something that is continuing to be produced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syduan Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 3 hours ago, elgenon said: How much is my vomit worth? Just askin'. What a sick joke. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Beats the bottle of Bolly and load of caviar I threw up into a friends ornamental fish pond when I was an uncouth youth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEE TEE Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 That's Sick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 1 minute ago, PEE TEE said: That's Sick Yep, but expensive sick. ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultName Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 11 minutes ago, RichardColeman said: Considering there are literally thousands of whales, they are not extinct yet and still vomiting , seems a lot of money for something that is continuing to be produced. All but a tiny fraction either doesn't bake it to shore, or is never identified. When I was young in a fishing village, the fishermen all knew to grab this if it ever came up in their nets. I never heard of any being found, but it was valuable enough - like brand new boat valuable - to keep an eye out for anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surelynot Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 1 minute ago, DefaultName said: All but a tiny fraction either doesn't bake it to shore, or is never identified. When I was young in a fishing village, the fishermen all knew to grab this if it ever came up in their nets. I never heard of any being found, but it was valuable enough - like brand new boat valuable - to keep an eye out for anyway. Keep an eye out??.....I am selling up and moving to the coast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 3 minutes ago, DefaultName said: All but a tiny fraction either doesn't bake it to shore, or is never identified. When I was young in a fishing village, the fishermen all knew to grab this if it ever came up in their nets. I never heard of any being found, but it was valuable enough - like brand new boat valuable - to keep an eye out for anyway. I would imagine it would depend on the sea conditions when it gets upchucked. Calm weather might help it form into a lump. Rough seas might break it all apart. ( Do whales get seasick? ????) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunPer Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Better than winning the Lottery, and he didn't even need to buy a ticket... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluesofa Posted December 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2020 5 minutes ago, khunPer said: Better than winning the Lottery, and he didn't even need to buy a ticket... Perhaps he bought a sicket? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfHuy Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Better than Tesla, Airbnb shares or even Bitcoin. I go for hunt of some "vomit" Will try some nightclubs around NANA. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 5 minutes ago, bluesofa said: Perhaps he bought a sicket? Got to be a good joke in here somewhere, big money, whale puke and sick squid. ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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