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DanS is offline DanS
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I think there are still substantial fresh water aquifers near the major population centers. It will give us time to sort things out.

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I don't think drinking water is endagered, but fresh water to draw on is. It will require greater amounts of processing...

Speaking of which I am sure there are some very expensive catalysts and chromatography resins out there that cost more than $1000 per gram. I remember a 1 liter bottle of one that cost over a million dollars!!

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No... Why would I?

where is our resident doctor merkwurkdigliebe?

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Got spare money?

I was under the impression that Californium is the most expensive ELEMENT, going a couple of million per gram. Since Bacteriophages aren't "substance" I don't think they count.

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Azazel, you think Gods DNA is not worth more?

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I thought coke was a lot less expensive. Perhaps if an Apolyton cokehead could chime in here, we would know.

Coke is typically bought in 1/8 of ounce quantity known as an 8-ball and normal prices vary from $80us to $300us depending on quality and greed and point of purchase(bar costs more and has less potency). In larger quantities it can be much more pure meaning it needs to be cut with another substance to lower potency and make the final sellers more cash. A normal ounce is about $700us, when you get into kilo amounts it's a different ball game with huge price flucuations and greater risk in both quality and legal implications, but an average price would be $12-14,000us. Compared to legit business pricing coke is a HUGE profit margin product, but in no way close the the most valuable substance
I like saffron, but it is way to expensive, but I think the bull sperm would be most expensive. I am from Wisconsin and I remember some dairy expos with hundreds of thousands of dollars exchanged for the small vial of bull spoge I wonder how much the people get paid to extract that from the 600lb angry bull?????

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I wonder how much the people get paid to extract that from the 600lb angry bull?


Not that much, as I understand. There is an automated bull spooge collector that the bulls enjoy apparently.

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I think there are still substantial fresh water aquifers near the major population centers. It will give us time to sort things out.


Like I said, 25 years to sort out.
But people won't take seriously until what? 5 years remain? 1?

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oi vlad. good to see you. i dunno... you'd think neutronium would be hella expensive. granted, that's not quite readily available, but i know where to get some...

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Are y'all sure that saffron is very expensive? You can buy online for about $3/g.

http://www.greekproducts.com/cgi-bi...ategory=Saffron

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Here's dried snake venom and it's damn expensive. $1,600 per gram is the most expensive on this site!

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~ausreprk/repvenom.htm

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Are y'all sure that saffron is very expensive? You can buy online for about $3/g.

http://www.greekproducts.com/cgi-bi...ategory=Saffron


I think the stuff from Spain is the rarest and most desired. Last time I bought it I made a huge batch of paella and it cost me $20 for the small amount I used, was tasty as hell though.

Good to see your still around Self B. Your band still going?

So my question is if the bulls get the machine how come when we go to a sperm bank we gotta use our hand? Hell if we had machines and they were enjoyable I may not need a wife anymore

Does anyone know the price of black widow anti-venom? I know its quite pricey too.

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Unless something is done, the earth will run out of fresh water in about 25 years.




like all those "predictions" that oil will run out in 25 years. Since that's been proven wrong, they switched to water so they can create more chaos and confusion.

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before you know it, they'll switch to ice.

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I read somewhere that tritium was the most expensive substance, but that information might have been wrong or could very well be outdated now

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He's in rehab. No joke he really is...


Yeah I know -- but the fact that he created a thread about his experiences there, means that he still comes on here occassionally.

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Hm, I always thought heroin would be more expensive than cocain?

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I was under the impression that Californium is the most expensive ELEMENT, going a couple of million per gram. Since Bacteriophages aren't "substance" I don't think they count.


I have to agree that its probably one of the man made heavy elements. But those aren't exactly on the open market for sale, either.

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Gold Pressed Latinum.

hands down.

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Gold Pressed Latinum.

hands down.


Nope, dilithium crystals...

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Be my guest, but I think we got a pretty good answer to the cocaine sales price question.

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And if anyone's seen it, please can I have it back

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Got spare money?

Some radiolabelled chemicals can be bloody expensive too - I would definitely think that some of the life science stuff would rank amongst the most expensive per unit mass, fact is though, you only buy miniscule masses.

I remember californium was supposed to be pretty damn expensive

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I beleve that Gold and Uranium are the most valued substance.

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No... Why would I?

where is our resident doctor merkwurkdigliebe?


Here I is. It's got something to do with fluoridation doesn't it? That's Ok you bad boy you, I already know the recall code for your bombers. It's "Peace On Earth". I'm not going to tell Mr. President though. Do you want to know why?

We're going to Doom City and we'll have some fun,
Yeah we're goin' to Doom City where it's ten to one,
Yeah we're goin' to Doom City to have some fun,
Ten girls for every boy-y-y-y-y-y!

Well I got an old mineshaft, it's an oldie but a goodie,
It may be kinda cramped but I can live there almost f'ever,
When the big one drops we're gonna make like moles,
An' while you're all dying we'll live on in holes!

[Refrain]

Right about Armageddon we'll be goin' down below,
Where the ratio of guys to girls is just a little low,
We'll be breedin' like bunnies in the underground,
And when we come back up you won't be around!

[Refrain]

When it's all over we'll come right back up to the land,
Life in our brave new world will be really really grand,
Our chicks will all dig us 'cause they'll all be mommies,
We won't have to worry about muslims or commies!

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Value and expense aren't necessarily the same.
Dan screwed up his title.

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The nice folks from the University of Helsinki. Apparently they wish to attract us science-oriented Finnish high schoolers to study at their brand new biotechnology research center which recently recieved some massive funding.


Yikes! Sounds like the evil Finns are gearing up their WMD program!

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like all those "predictions" that oil will run out in 25 years. Since that's been proven wrong, they switched to water so they can create more chaos and confusion.


Sloww is just another of those left-wing enviro wackos.

 
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