Tuesday, January 24, 2006

$300,000 Worth of "Whale Crap" Found $$$

This story is about a couple in Australia who found a 30 pound gooey lump on a beach near their home. The fist time they came across the lump they just left it there. On the second visit two weeks later they took it home. On further research they found that this substance was worth a fortune. The substance is called Ambergris. Ambergris is Sperm Whale vomit and is a very rare substance. Current market value is $20 a gram. That makes this 30 pound lump of crap worth $295,000. Ambergris is used in fine perfumes, medicines and flavorings. What's wrong with us? We put Whale vomit all over our bodies for fragrance; we eat it for flavor enhancement and inject it into our bodies to heal us. Yuck! I guess what you don't know won't hurt you. How many of us would have stopped and took a 30 pound lump of goo home? I will be looking a crap on the beach with a different eye from now on. Read the story its unbelievable!


(The Story)