Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Worth its weight in Gold

According to the latest research from Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, there actually aren't many things that are worth their weight in gold. 
Peacock Feathers, saffron, stacks of $20 bills?  Worth less by weight than gold.  Platinum, fancy diamonds -- Worth more than gold. 
Antimatter or supercooled neutrons?  Don't even ask.

Interestingly, almost anything on the International Space Station is approximately worth its weight in gold, given the >$10,000/lb orbital cost.