Seth Morabito wrote:
  Why is an ounce of gold worth $1000? Because
that's what people will pay
 for it. It has no inherent use; you can't eat it, you can't live in it,
 you can't keep warm with it. But someone will give you $800 for it and
 come away feeling like they've got a great bargain indeed. 
Bad example.  Gold is quite useful, inherently.
Peace...  Sridhar