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in the history of the world would fit into two olympic sized swimming pools?
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June 30th 2009 2:08 AM
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Some one was telling me that all the pure concentrated tritium ever mined would only fot into a teaspoon. That sounds like BS I guess that's why those sights are so damn expiensive. 
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June 30th 2009 2:12 AM
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QUOTE (POOR_MAN @ June 29th 2009 7:08 PM)  Some one was telling me that all the pure concentrated tritium ever mined would only fot into a teaspoon. That sounds like BS I guess that's why those sights are so damn expiensive. if I remember correctly, tritium costs approx $80,000 an ounce.
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June 30th 2009 2:14 AM
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I have a REALLY hard time believing that Gman.
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June 30th 2009 2:16 AM
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QUOTE (Sgtar15 @ June 29th 2009 10:14 PM) I have a REALLY hard time believing that Gman. And yet, it's true. Gold is very rare, which is why it has remained valuable.
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June 30th 2009 2:16 AM
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I dunno.. is that pure gold, or lab created gold as well (if such a thing?)?
Gotta remember too, a lot of jewlery is "gold plated". So I could see that somewhat possible..thought maybe a few more pools??
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June 30th 2009 2:17 AM
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QUOTE (Gmountain @ June 29th 2009 9:16 PM) And yet, it's true. Gold is very rare, which is why it has remained valuable. I have seen pics of Fort Knox and there is a LARGE amount of gold in there alone. Where did you get this info?
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June 30th 2009 2:18 AM
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QUOTE (WakaWaka @ June 29th 2009 9:16 PM) I dunno.. is that pure gold, or lab created gold as well (if such a thing?)? Yeah, alchemist have been making gold outa lead for YEARS now. 
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June 30th 2009 2:21 AM
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QUOTE (WakaWaka @ June 29th 2009 10:16 PM) I dunno.. is that pure gold, or lab created gold as well (if such a thing?)?
Gotta remember too, a lot of jewlery is "gold plated". So I could see that somewhat possible..thought maybe a few more pools?? There is no lab created gold. If it's gold, ure gold, it's thre real deal. Of course 14k and 18k are alloys.
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June 30th 2009 2:22 AM
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All I need is one large gold bar.
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June 30th 2009 2:24 AM
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QUOTE (Sgtar15 @ June 29th 2009 10:17 PM) I have seen pics of Fort Knox and there is a LARGE amount of gold in there alone.
Where did you get this info? The total amount of gold mined throughout human history is approximately 161, 000 tons. The US depository has about 4600 tons, and the Federal Reserve in NY has about 6000 tons, a lot of it belonging to other countries. That leaves about 151,000 tons of gold out there.
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June 30th 2009 2:25 AM
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QUOTE (Gmountain @ June 29th 2009 9:04 PM) in the history of the world would fit into two olympic sized swimming pools? And they are both in Noneya's back yard.
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June 30th 2009 2:34 AM
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QUOTE (Sgtar15 @ June 29th 2009 9:18 PM) Yeah, alchemist have been making gold outa lead for YEARS now. Yep, Di Vinci did it right after he invented the air plane and the tank.
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June 30th 2009 4:36 AM
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Source Gman?
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June 30th 2009 4:43 AM
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Don't you know the FED stole all of our gold in Fort Knox over the past half century. There has not been an audit of gold in Fort Knox in over fifty years.....why. Do a search on google for the "federal reserve stole gold from fort knox" and see. When will the sheep wake up?
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June 30th 2009 4:45 AM
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QUOTE (defensor_fortis @ June 29th 2009 11:43 PM) Don't you know the FED stole all of our gold in Fort Knox over the past half century. There has not been an audit of gold in Fort Knox in over fifty years.....why. Do a search on google for the "federal reserve stole gold from fort knox" and see. When will the sheep wake up? Hookers and blow? Welcome to the forum. 
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June 30th 2009 4:46 AM
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QUOTE (mm598 @ June 29th 2009 9:12 PM) if I remember correctly, tritium costs approx $80,000 an ounce. Interesting....
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June 30th 2009 4:46 AM
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QUOTE (defensor_fortis @ June 29th 2009 11:43 PM) Don't you know the FED stole all of our gold in Fort Knox over the past half century. There has not been an audit of gold in Fort Knox in over fifty years.....why. Do a search on google for the "federal reserve stole gold from fort knox" and see. When will the sheep wake up? Uhh...wrong. A film crew went inside Knox somewhere around the late 60's or 70's. The gold WAS there. I believe it was during Nixon or Ford. Here ya go Fort KnoxWe also view the only film ever taken inside the vault, and hear testimony of those journalists and congressmen who were among the select few invited inside in 1974. Doug Simmons, who was hired to help during the 1975 audit, reveals the secrets of what really lies inside the vault. He also describes what it feels like to handle billions of dollars in gold. Why do you THINK they have such a large military base RIGHT next door?
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June 30th 2009 4:51 AM
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Wikipedia QUOTE At the end of 2006, it was estimated that all the gold ever mined totaled 158,000 tonnes. [1] This can be represented by a cube with an edge length of just 20.2 meters. that is 8242 cubic meters QUOTE Length 50 m (164 ft)[4]
Width 25 m (82 ft)[4]
Number of lanes 8+2[4]
Lane width 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)[4]
Water temperature 25–28°C (77–82.4°F)[4]
Light intensity > 1500 lux (> 140 foot-candles)[4]
Depth 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) minimum[4]
Volume 2,500 m3 (88,000 cu ft) or
2,500,000 L (550,000 imp gal; 660,000 US gal)
minimum, depending on depth[4] so roughly 3.29 olympic swimming pools, but that is with a depth of only 6 feet and your typical "Olympic" sized swimming pool is multi use and has a depth of 12 feet at the diving end. So it could really be closer to the quoted 2 pools worth. You would think that after all these years they would have figured out how to really get some, which just shows how rare it is.
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June 30th 2009 4:54 AM
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Thanks MT!  I'm going up to the NorCal hill cause they MISSED some then!
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