The day I got myself a 1kg Gold bar
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Originally posted by ceecookie:
i meant in real life lar...
not really....
the T-X was armored with Titanium-Ceramic
even a shotgun shell just did a 1cm deep crater
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Countries could use the terminator movies as a point to try to invent a super soldiers similiar to the T-800 series...Originally posted by matrixeg:i meant in real life lar...
T-X too advanced for us lah... -
nice...since titanium is so sturdy n light,y dun they layer car tyres wif titanium...den highway racing wuld b alot ALOT easier
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no grip... furthermore the car moving at such speed will cause a lot of electron transfer between the ground and the tires, causing sparks.Originally posted by olala:nice...since titanium is so sturdy n light,y dun they layer car tyres wif titanium...den highway racing wuld b alot ALOT easier -
Pure metals are mostly malleable.. It's composite materials that make it strong..
Seriously, you want something strong and hard, Silicon Carbride..
Dun tell me diamonds okay... haha.. -
for diamonds it's the structure... graphite is made up of the same element as diamond (carbon) but it's soft.
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very interesting story that kept me entertained for 5 min.. keep it up..Originally posted by caramon.:It's a damn hassle trying to buy this gold bar. I went to this UOB branch in Bendemeer and tell the counter girl I want to buy gold bar. She went "huh"?
It took me 30 mins just to make the branch manager understand that I want to buy the gold bar and take it home.
And no thank you, I do not want to buy the gold coins nor gold certificates nor any other gold security thingies.
I want something solid in exchange for my money !!
Maybe it's not a good idea to wear SAF PT Kit when you buy gold bars. People do not to believe that you can afford gold bars when you are in grey T-shirt with the word "Army", black shorts and worn-out N322 sneakers.
(I have RT in the afternoon mah. Too lazy to change my attire... Hey, if I'm not slack, I will not have failed IPPT in the first place.)
When the branch manager got the message, she said they do not keep 1-kg gold bars in their tiny little branch. I've two options:
1) Go to their HQ @ Raffle Place and buy the gold bar there.
2) Wait for the HQ to send the gold bar down to the branch and I can pick it up in a few days' time. But first, I would have to pay $22,xxx.xx. in cash.
It does not matter that I have a cheque account with UOB. They do not want my cheque. They want the $22k in cash in advance! Neither do they accept NETS lor.
(Something new I learnt. Banks do not accept NETS payment!)
So LPPL, queue up to withdraw $23k at the same damn branch. Then drive down to Raffles Place with 23 pcs of $1k notes for 1-kg gold bar @ HQ UOB.
Initially, it was a thrill to have the gold bar at home. 1-kg of gold bar looks very small actually but it is very heavy. Hold it in your hands and it feels very "substantial". Just can't describe that sense of satisfaction and security...
I do not have a safe so it just kinda sit in my drawer until my baby nephew found it and started playing with it. Now the damn gold bar is dented in many places. And there's teeth indentations, marker stains and play dough residues on the gold bar.
(See in the movies when the actors bite the gold nuggets to check its purity. So I try also... hehehe... Only 1 tooth mark is mine lah, the rest belongs to my baby nephew. It's really true! Pure gold is malleable!)
There was also some cuts on the gold bar. They resulted from my desperate attempt to slash open the plastic cover. The gold bar came wrapped tightly in a thick plastic sheet. You have no idea how tough these plastics are.
My gold bar does not "glitter". It has a dull, matt gloss to its texture but very cool to the touch.
by the way,
for 99.9 % gold the list price is $33.00 and 916 is $31.50 per gram as for now.
Its true that gold precious metal has rise to US 500 an ounce .. the highest pt since years. So gold!
I love gold too... haha -
People nowadays still buy gold bar to bring home ah?
Mostly buy the certs for safety now.
Anyway, i thought if you buy gold bar, it would be in a sealed pouch to avoid tempering. -
can share wif everyone the gold bar anot? 0.25g each?
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does titanium-ceramic exist?
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if goldbars arw 99.9%, wats the material of the 0.01%?
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One thing i learnt in sgForums... is not to take caramon seriously.
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Impurities?Originally posted by SBS9828X:if goldbars arw 99.9%, wats the material of the 0.01%?
Or... just to avoid any trouble when they say it's 100%. -
i know the purity of the silicon cylinder made by intel is 99.9999%Originally posted by SBS9828X:if goldbars arw 99.9%, wats the material of the 0.01%? -
you believe all the bullsh|t hollywood feeds you with???Originally posted by ceecookie:does titanium-ceramic exist? -
wah kao why you went and bought gold bar?Originally posted by caramon.:
wtf? din you know that when you want to sell it back you need to engage and pay somebody to certify it again before any bank or anyone willing to accept it hahahaha wtf
knn you kootu ah, you think the world coming to an end ah? buy a gold bar for fark
even if you was afraid the world coming to an end you should have bought 1 KG worth of tobbaco or 100KG worth of RICE or flour or canned food dun you think these will be worth much more in barter trading during apocalypse times?
Now everyday you leave your house you have to make sure your door is securely locked and double back to check and re-check again, all your curious neighbours will be wondering why -
if got apocalypse, who is left to barter trade with u?Originally posted by KumSioJui:even if you was afraid the world coming to an end you should have bought 1 KG worth of tobbaco or 100KG worth of RICE or flour or canned food dun you think these will be worth much more in barter trading during apocalypse times? -
Precisely if you are the only survivor or 1 of the few, anything you see ard you belongs to you that means your dead neighbours fridge, his dog or cat, his food, his clothes, his jewellery everything and anything you can lay your eyes on. and if you are the only survivor in singapore then you become the Prime Minister, the Police the only authority all in one so what good is a bar of gold going to do. If I had the last can of luncheon meat in singapore I don't think I will trade with caramon for his bar of gold. My can of spam is definately worth much more than a lousy piece of yellow metal.Originally posted by FireIce:if got apocalypse, who is left to barter trade with u?
Maybe not during apocalypse but just prior to that is normally during anarchy when the government in the land collapse and the only law is the law of the gun that time barter trading opportunities aplenty. -
in the time of war and disaster whos gonna buy a gold bar?
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Yes. Its a combi-material for cutting tools.Originally posted by ceecookie:does titanium-ceramic exist?
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ya lor During days of anarchy there will be high incidence of banditry and the people with the worldly possessions that matter like food or vegtables are normally the perpetrators of such banditry, they are the ones with guns and dictators and rulers of the land.
If I had 1 KG of gold bar and was able to buy say 1 KG of rice from these people with gold you think I dare to take out and show that bar of gold ah, u want me to die issit? Even if I dare to take out you think they have the small change for it meh? wtf this is getting funnier and funnier -
In times of war, all currencies will fluctuate and render ineffective, think the banana notes, etc.Originally posted by JennTS:in the time of war and disaster whos gonna buy a gold bar?
Gold is the material where will not depreciate cuz there is only certain limit of this on Earth, paper money you can print as you like, so not worth anything in war.