oleorunMA to Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'English · 8 months agoSmugglers melted and spray painted $10 million in gold to look like machine partswww.popsci.comexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1419arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1417arrow-down1external-linkSmugglers melted and spray painted $10 million in gold to look like machine partswww.popsci.comoleorunMA to Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'English · 8 months agomessage-square44fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredohpaz42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up55·8 months agoReading the article, the paint was the last thing they tested after all of the other indicators. Not sure how a more expensive/higher quality of paint would have made any difference at that point.
minus-squareWarmSoda@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·8 months agoIt’s the fact that used it as part of the ruse that makes it newsworthy
Reading the article, the paint was the last thing they tested after all of the other indicators. Not sure how a more expensive/higher quality of paint would have made any difference at that point.
It’s the fact that used it as part of the ruse that makes it newsworthy