Mal ,'Jaynestown'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Until I got to the end of the first sentence, I thought you were talking about home! At least it isn't.
Truth!
At which point, they were beginning to lose their sense of humor. I explained to them it was a Nobel Prize, and their main question was, ‘Why were you in Fargo?’”
Heh.
She had a dream about the King of Sweden/ He gave her things that she was needin'...
Things to get out of your carry on as you approach the X-ray machine: laptops, liquids, Nobel prizes.
And in his ears
The heartfelt thanks of a grateful nation
Admiring handshake from the king of Sweden
A brighter future for all God's children
Tribe - Supercollider
Too bad they never built the Supercollider.
Nothing like a wetvac in the office to make working easier...
So if the actual Nobel Prize is made of gold, would it be in the category of valuable things that are actually less likely to be stolen, because how would you actually convert it to cash without getting caught?
It's pretty darn easy to melt gold down.
You could always melt it down. What's the street value of a Nobel prize vs the gold?
Oh yeah! OK, back to plotting how to steal a Nobel prize. Step one: Make connection with someone with a big oven. (Take that glassblowing class??)
Blowtorch FTW.
According to Wikipedia, the prize weighs about 175 grams, which by my calculations, is worth $7600 at current rates.
But if you found a collector who specifically wanted a Nobel prize I'm sure you could get more than that. Just need the right fence.
What's the street value of a Nobel prize vs the gold?
Now I'm picturing an episode of Starsky and Hutch, where someone is trying to fence a Nobel prize. Because Huggy Bear would know the street value of a Nobel Prize.
eta: And the King of Sweden could have a cameo.