I agree about platinum.Outlaw Yogi wrote: ↑Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:12 pmBuying gold bullion a couple of years back when the price was $1,400-$1,700 p/Oz would have been a wise choice considering it's now exceeded $2,500 p/Oz.Nom De Plume wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 3:38 pm
Now, to everyone else, buy gold... buy silver... Cause fiat currencies are about to dislocate due to the fractured supply chains.
Silver? .. Not sure .. currently about $26 p/Oz. IMO silver's real value lies in it's anti-bacterial properties .. it's why royals have eaten off silver for eons.
Turns out copper has a similar anti-bacterial quality .. one of the reasons copper coinage was fazed out when the discovery was made and its value increased. Last time I checked copper was about $6k p/Oz, but was only about $4k p/Oz a few years ago.
Personally, I wish I'd been cashed up enough to buy palladium a couple of years ago when it was under $2k p/Oz, it's now almost $4k p/Oz ... Palladium is a by product of platinum refining, like rhodium, and both are used extensively in catalytic converters.
Platinum mining is generally a bonus of mining something else (generally in silver/lead/zinc deposits) so palladium production can't be ramped up because mining platinum is secondary to mining something of lesser value.
IMO opinion platinum is the best metal commodity investment going. Has come down from $1,900 p/Oz to $1,400 p/Oz.
It's the only well known mineral/element that is less electro-negative than gold (means less reactive - harder to corrode) and so is perfect for extracting fine particles of gold via electrolysis.
Now if there's a large war imminent and you're in a safe country the best investment option is titanium. Tanks are made from it.
The Ruskis had titanium hulled submarines that could evade American subs because they can dive deeper.
I've often wondered why NASA makes its space vessels from thick aluminium covered with Teflon tiles?
The Teflon tiles need replacing after each re-entry, and aluminium is easily damaged by space junk.
If space ships were made from titanium you could re-enter as many times as you like indefinitely and not worry too much about hits from space junk.
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Tanks as in tracked vehicles with big guns on them? Really? News to me. Titanium is very difficult to manufacture because it must be welded in a vacuum. Ceramics are harder than Titanium. The Russians just before the collapse of the fUSSR proposed building a tank out of ceramics for the British, when they were looking to replace their Challenger MBTs. They weren't taken up on the offer and the fUSSR collapsed soon after.Outlaw Yogi wrote: ↑Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:12 pmNow if there's a large war imminent and you're in a safe country the best investment option is titanium. Tanks are made from it.
The Akula class could dive deeper but they were considered to be a failure as a class even if technically brilliant. The Akula class introduced new means of manufacturing and shaping and welding large plates of Titanium.The Ruskis had titanium hulled submarines that could evade American subs because they can dive deeper.
It would make spacecraft (actually you're talking about the Shuttle which is no longer in service) which are hideously expensive even more hideously expensive. Titanium is not like Aluminium. It is an appreciably more expensive metal and without the Shuttle would see only one use.I've often wondered why NASA makes its space vessels from thick aluminium covered with Teflon tiles?
The Teflon tiles need replacing after each re-entry, and aluminium is easily damaged by space junk.
If space ships were made from titanium you could re-enter as many times as you like indefinitely and not worry too much about hits from space junk.
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Bwyannnmnnnbrian ross wrote: ↑Sat Mar 14, 2020 1:41 pmTanks as in tracked vehicles with big guns on them? Really? News to me. Titanium is very difficult to manufacture because it must be welded in a vacuum. Ceramics are harder than Titanium. The Russians just before the collapse of the fUSSR proposed building a tank out of ceramics for the British, when they were looking to replace their Challenger MBTs. They weren't taken up on the offer and the fUSSR collapsed soon after.Outlaw Yogi wrote: ↑Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:12 pmNow if there's a large war imminent and you're in a safe country the best investment option is titanium. Tanks are made from it.
The Akula class could dive deeper but they were considered to be a failure as a class even if technically brilliant. The Akula class introduced new means of manufacturing and shaping and welding large plates of Titanium.The Ruskis had titanium hulled submarines that could evade American subs because they can dive deeper.
It would make spacecraft (actually you're talking about the Shuttle which is no longer in service) which are hideously expensive even more hideously expensive. Titanium is not like Aluminium. It is an appreciably more expensive metal and without the Shuttle would see only one use.I've often wondered why NASA makes its space vessels from thick aluminium covered with Teflon tiles?
The Teflon tiles need replacing after each re-entry, and aluminium is easily damaged by space junk.
If space ships were made from titanium you could re-enter as many times as you like indefinitely and not worry too much about hits from space junk.
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I think I will invest in toilet rolls.....seems to me if I corner the market..
you will all be begging me....$$$$$$$$$
you will all be begging me....$$$$$$$$$
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One guy (Chinese) was caught trying to sell a 20 pack of toilet paper on Gumtree for $2,000. When he went to meet the purchaser and get his $2k he was met with a news crew lol.
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Have you watched the movie "Me myself and Irene" Im not a fan of JIm Carey but I really enjoyed it,,Probably the best movie he has stared inBlack Orchid wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 1:03 pmOne guy (Chinese) was caught trying to sell a 20 pack of toilet paper on Gumtree for $2,000. When he went to meet the purchaser and get his $2k he was met with a news crew lol.
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No I tend to avoid Jim Carrey and have no idea what Lauren Holly saw in him lol. Did he hoard toilet paper for profit?BigP wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 1:51 pmHave you watched the movie "Me myself and Irene" Im not a fan of JIm Carey but I really enjoyed it,,Probably the best movie he has stared inBlack Orchid wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 1:03 pmOne guy (Chinese) was caught trying to sell a 20 pack of toilet paper on Gumtree for $2,000. When he went to meet the purchaser and get his $2k he was met with a news crew lol.
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Hes done every other stupid farkin thing, It would probably make him look normal ?Black Orchid wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 2:10 pmNo I tend to avoid Jim Carrey and have no idea what Lauren Holly saw in him lol. Did he hoard toilet paper for profit?BigP wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 1:51 pmHave you watched the movie "Me myself and Irene" Im not a fan of JIm Carey but I really enjoyed it,,Probably the best movie he has stared inBlack Orchid wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 1:03 pmOne guy (Chinese) was caught trying to sell a 20 pack of toilet paper on Gumtree for $2,000. When he went to meet the purchaser and get his $2k he was met with a news crew lol.
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Covering himself in toilet paper could certainly improve his appearance lolBigP wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 3:39 pmHes done every other stupid farkin thing, It would probably make him look normal ?Black Orchid wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 2:10 pmNo I tend to avoid Jim Carrey and have no idea what Lauren Holly saw in him lol. Did he hoard toilet paper for profit?BigP wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 1:51 pmHave you watched the movie "Me myself and Irene" Im not a fan of JIm Carey but I really enjoyed it,,Probably the best movie he has stared inBlack Orchid wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 1:03 pmOne guy (Chinese) was caught trying to sell a 20 pack of toilet paper on Gumtree for $2,000. When he went to meet the purchaser and get his $2k he was met with a news crew lol.
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