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

 

The world has gone mad....

So that's why perfume is so expensive, take the offer before they change their mind.

regards Worgeordie

Well than, next time i go tot he beach it will not be to ogle the ladies in their bikinis only...

Edited December 12, 20205 yr by ezzra

How much is my vomit worth? Just askin'.

yes they have to find a way to justify the enormous prices, guess that keeps the Japanese whale fishermen

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?

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!

Stand by for hundreds of Thais producing (fake) whale vomit that they've found on beaches all around Thailand........... ????

Whale chunder, makes me want to puke just thinking about it!

Threw up when I read this.......anyone want to make an offer?

You cant fake it and its genuine. Lucky man so why not just be happy for him?

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!

Is that 4 million USD?

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

damn, why can't I find some whale vomit ??

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".

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.

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.

3 hours ago, elgenon said:

How much is my vomit worth? Just askin'.

What a sick joke.

Beats the bottle of Bolly and load of caviar I threw up into a friends ornamental fish pond when I was an uncouth youth.

That's Sick 

1 minute ago, PEE TEE said:

That's Sick 

Yep, but expensive sick.

????

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.

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.

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? ????)

Better than winning the Lottery, and he didn't even need to buy a ticket...

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?

Better than Tesla, Airbnb shares or even Bitcoin.

 

I go for hunt of some "vomit"

 

Will try some nightclubs around NANA.

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. ????