Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Obama and the monkey god?

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Hanuman_idol_for_Obama/articleshow/3160730.cms

So this idol weighs 15kg.
For my non-metric friends that's 15kg x 2.2lbs/kg = 33 LBS of GOLD
33lbs x 453.5924 grams/lb = 14968.5492 grams
14968.5492 grams / 373.2417216 grams/troy pound (12 troy ounces) = 40.104 troy pounds
40.104 troy pounds x 12 troy ounces = 481.25 troy ounces
481.25 troy ounces x $USD 879 (as of typing)/troy ounce = $423,018.77 USD.

That's one expensive paperweight.

1 comment:

Melissa Wilson said...

Forget the money. What about a proclaimed Christian carrying around a monkey god in his pocket? That's not good.