18 Nov
2009
18 Nov
'09
1:34 a.m.
William Donzelli wrote:
For expensive-stuff-by-weight, one need look no further than the local
grocery store to find Saffron at $12/g, or (arguably the equivalent
of) $12,000/Kg.
I just remembered. ?It's rhenium.
?$6000-*mumble* per ounce.
The most expensive thing I can think of is Boron - specifically the
purified B10 isotope. I once had a pair of ancient neutron detector
probes, with the inner surfaces coated with the stuff. The price makes
gold look like dog food - $10K per gram, roughly.