Million dollar vomit: Thai man offered $4.2m for whale vomit he found

[overherebc]

1 minute ago, AlfHuy said:

Better than Tesla, Airbnb shares or even Bitcoin.

 

I go for hunt of some "vomit"

 

Will try some nightclubs around NANA.

 

Those are known as 'pavement pizza'.

Not valuable, sorry.  Only fans are soi dogs.

[AlfHuy]

You looks already like the whale "vo..."????

[AlfHuy]

Next time, telling your wife or girlfriend not to be angry when you vomit all over the place, after a night  out.

If she thinks she can make some money with your "sick", she probably sends you out every single night.

[Techno Viking]

2 hours ago, Kurtf said:

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".

 

Peoples heads will explode when they find out they can add up numbers NOT using their phone !!

 

lol @ Liberty and Freedum !!

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[jsflynn603]

The value is doubtful.  First, it's usually expelled from the back end, not vomited, which has been theorized but never proven.  Second, it's white, which means it's fairly recent.  Ambergris floats.  The action of the salt water and sunlight slowly turns it dark and changes the fecal smell to a rich "earthy" smell with oceanic undertones.  My guess is this smells pretty sh^^ty.

 

Yes, many years ago ambergris was worth a fortune and still is if it's the right quality, but today most ambergris is synthesized.  Its sale and possession in the USA has been forbidden since the early 1970's under the extinct species act. 

 

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambergris#:~:text=Ambergris%20is%20formed%20from%20a,abdomens%20of%20dead%20sperm%20whales.&text=Ambergris%20takes%20years%20to%20form.

[PETERTHEEATER]

3 hours ago, Bendi said:

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

According to the news article it has not yet been proven to be ambergris. The same article says that the piece is reported as weighing 100 kg yet the owner is hefting it as if it was a chunk of polystyrene foam. I smell a Donald Trump influence......????

[overherebc]

22 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

According to the news article it has not yet been proven to be ambergris. The same article says that the piece is reported as weighing 100 kg yet the owner is hefting it as if it was a chunk of polystyrene foam. I smell a Donald Trump influence......????

It should be wearing a bad wig in that case.

[The Theory]

Probably it would be a Naval property if a farang found it. ????????

[bluesofa]

1 hour ago, AlfHuy said:

Better than Tesla, Airbnb shares or even Bitcoin.

 

I go for hunt of some "vomit"

 

Will try some nightclubs around NANA.

Do you have a large enough container?

[Mike k]

2 hours ago, jsflynn603 said:

The value is doubtful.  First, it's usually expelled from the back end, not vomited, which has been theorized but never proven.  Second, it's white, which means it's fairly recent.  Ambergris floats.  The action of the salt water and sunlight slowly turns it dark and changes the fecal smell to a rich "earthy" smell with oceanic undertones.  My guess is this smells pretty sh^^ty.

 

Yes, many years ago ambergris was worth a fortune and still is if it's the right quality, but today most ambergris is synthesized.  Its sale and possession in the USA has been forbidden since the early 1970's under the extinct species act. 

 

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambergris#:~:text=Ambergris%20is%20formed%20from%20a,abdomens%20of%20dead%20sperm%20whales.&text=Ambergris%20takes%20years%20to%20form.

Why would it be illegal if it's produced naturally has nothing to do with reproduction and no animals are injured? Just asking 

[Surelynot]

3 minutes ago, Mike k said:

Why would it be illegal if it's produced naturally has nothing to do with reproduction and no animals are injured? Just asking 

Yes...that is odd, unless it was harvested from whales being caught.....?

 

The only other reason, I can think of, is to protect the profits of the manufactures of the synthetic version.

[tonray]

5 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

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

I can see fake whale vomit as the savior for Khao San road's troubles...who needs fake diplomas at 2000 baht a pop now ?

[tonray]

6 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?

A girl that smells like fried chicken is my Nirvana

[portlandtree]

7 hours ago, elgenon said:

How much is my vomit worth? Just askin'.

Or my semen just asking

[marcho]

7 hours ago, PGSan said:

Oil in pressure cookers?  Sounds mighty dangerous!

Yes mate. The cooker is called a Colectermatic or something like that. That's what KFC uses,  Cooks In 15 to 20 minutes in oil. 

[peter zwart]

8 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?

Besides the perfume? Yes i do. And it also always reminds me of the ocean.

[fruitman]

9 hours ago, PatOngo said:

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

Would you prefer perfume made of beaver anal parts? That's also widely available , only the ladies don't know.

[Mike k]

3 hours ago, tonray said:

A girl that smells like fried chicken is my Nirvana

Or fried bacon 

[Mike k]

3 hours ago, portlandtree said:

Or my semen just asking

Well they did say it came from a sperm whale 

[bluesofa]

1 hour ago, fruitman said:

Would you prefer perfume made of beaver anal parts? That's also widely available , only the ladies don't know.

Talking of which, civet coffee.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_luwak

[Justgrazing]

1 hour ago, fruitman said:

Would you prefer perfume made of beaver anal parts? That's also widely available , only the ladies don't know.

 

Hahahahaha .. I'm confused are we talking the lady's beaver or a wild one .. 

6 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

Talking of which, civet coffee

 

Yea and your talking it with that too .. I'm not even looking as I know what that's about .. and I was about to take a sip when I read it too .. 

[RobU]

I think Musk which is widely used i the perfume industry is made from the scent glands around the anus that animals use to mark their territory not just beavers musk glands

[scammed]

suppose i want to find me some whale vomit,

how would i go about to find it ?

[sezze]

Its illegal to have/trade in some countries . Many times its replaced by a chemical which mimics it , but a perfume which does have it , is certainly 1 of the better around . And don't be so narrowed visioned , there's lots of "weird" products used by us who we would consider "dirty" . Yes whale vomit is 1 of them , and it is called ambergris .

[rebo]

2 hours ago, scammed said:

suppose i want to find me some whale vomit,

how would i go about to find it ?

Lift every rock you see at the beach. If it feels of lighter weight than a stone/rock should have take it home for further examination ...

[Susco]

26 minutes ago, rebo said:

Lift every rock you see at the beach. If it feels of lighter weight than a stone/rock should have take it home for further examination ...

I think every 100 kg rock will feel like it's 100kg, be it stone or vormit.

 

Better would be to walk the beach with a welding torch on your back, and heat up every rock to see if it melts

[Marcel woods]

The whole of Thailand be out on the water looking for vomit now 

[markeewan]

If you want to turn 760,000 baht into USD 42 million, just ask the article author, Rainer Cheung and by virtue of the internet pen it will be done instantly. The headline doesn't match the original story text.

[tomauasia]

Nobody has offered him anything. He hopes.

[Janner1]

18 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

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

what worries me is that one of them might find some right up north in the Mekong !!!