Gold, (lat.) Aurum is a chemical element with the number 79 and it has been a desired metall for a long time.
It is easy to work with, shiny, does not get rosty, and can easily be melted, melleable and on top of that does not occur in big amounts.
Nevertheless, we do not have a lot of general knowledge about it, and if so, just by picking up random things.
| Every grain of gold of this world | ||
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| … more juicy examples coming soon … | ||
Some experts say, that all available amount of gold in the world (that is all the gold that has ever been found) |
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This equals a cube with the side length of 20 meters (= 65.6168 ft.) |
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Let us assume this is correct (it would not be able to verify anyway) |
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| To begin with, a short gold lesson for beginners, step by step: | ||
| The price of gold is officially set in US dollar per ounce (troy ounce). | ||
| The current gold price per ounze: | 1,453.6000 | USD |
| One ounce (troy ounce): | 31.1034768 | g |
| We can infer the price in USD per gramm: | 46.7343 | USD |
| The current exchange rate from USD to GBP: | 0.6592 | |
| Price of gold in GBP per gram: | 30.8073 | GBP |
| Price of gold in GBP per kilogram: | 30,807.2672 | GBP |
| Now the density of gold: | 19.3020 | g/cm³ |
With this information we have all the ingredients. Now we can calculate anything. |
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| Typical international gold coins: | ||
| Vienna Philharmonic Coin (1 ounce): | 958.1984 | GBP |
| Vienna Philharmonic Coin (1/2 ounce): | 479.1146 | GBP |
| Vienna Philharmonic Coin (1/4 ounce): | 239.5573 | GBP |
| Vienna Philharmonic Coin (1/10 ounce): | 96.1495 | GBP |
| Vienna Philharmonic Coin (20 ounces) special edition 2009: | 19,162.1202 | GBP |
| Vienna Philharmonic Coin (1000 ounces) "Big Phil" special edition 2004: | 958,198.4311 | GBP |
| US Golden Eagle (1 ounce): | 1,045.2906 | GBP |
| US Golden Eagle (1/2 ounce): | 522.6453 | GBP |
| US Golden Eagle (1/4 ounce): | 261.3380 | GBP |
| US Golden Eagle (1/10 ounce): | 104.5291 | GBP |
| American Buffalo (1 ounce): | 958.2138 | GBP |
| American Buffalo (1/2 ounce): | 479.0530 | GBP |
| American Buffalo (1/4 ounce): | 239.6805 | GBP |
| American Buffalo (1/10 ounce): | 95.8106 | GBP |
| ZA Krugerrand (1 ounce): | 1,028.7502 | GBP |
| ZA Krugerrand (1/2 ounce): | 522.6545 | GBP |
| ZA Krugerrand (1/4 ounce): | 261.3257 | GBP |
| ZA Krugerrand (1/10 ounce): | 104.5321 | GBP |
| Canadian Maple Leaf (1 ounce): | 958.1984 | GBP |
| Canadian Maple Leaf (1/2 ounce): | 479.1146 | GBP |
| Canadian Maple Leaf (1/4 ounce): | 239.5573 | GBP |
| Canadian Maple Leaf (1/10 ounce): | 95.8106 | GBP |
| Canadian Maple Leaf (1/10 ounce): | 47.9053 | GBP |
| Bars of gold - per weight: | ||
| 1 g: | 30.8073 | GBP |
| 2 g: | 61.6145 | GBP |
| 2.5 g: | 77.0182 | GBP |
| 5 g: | 154.0363 | GBP |
| 10 g: | 308.0727 | GBP |
| 20 g: | 616.1453 | GBP |
| 50 g: | 1,540.3634 | GBP |
| 100 g: | 3,080.7267 | GBP |
| 250 g: | 7,701.8168 | GBP |
| 500 g: | 15,403.6336 | GBP |
| 1,000 g: | 30,807.2672 | GBP |
| 12,441 g: | 383,285.2480 | GBP |
Now we can look at our total amount of gold. |
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| One cubic meter massive gold (= one cube 1 x 1 x 1 meter / 3.28 x 3.28 x 3.28 ft.): | ||
| Volume: | 35.31 | cu.ft. |
| Weight (kg): | 19,302 | kg |
| Price (GBP): | 594,641,871 | GBP |
| 8,000 cubic meter massive gold (= one cube 20 x 20 x 20 meter / 65.62 x 65.62 x 65.62 ft.): | ||
| Volume: | 282,517.33 | cu.ft. |
| Weight (kg): | 154,416,000 | kg |
| Price (GBP): | 4,757,134,968,844 | GBP |
| How much gold would each person get, if we distributed it equally? | ||
| Kilograms per Head: | 0.0221 | kg |
| Price (GBP): | 679.5907 | GBP |
| This would equal about a 2 Euro coin! | ||
| Notably facts about gold, weight, volume and price | |||
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All the prices in the list are automatically updated according to the current gold price. |
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The volume of the items was calculated carefully but not nit-picky. |
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For every object was chosen the most simple geometric solid figure! |
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To be mentioned, the 2 Euro coin is suspicious close to one cubic centimeter. |
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I was repeatidly asked how to calculate the volume of a paper clip - very easy - stretch it until it is straight, and you get a simple zylinder with length and diameter! ;-) |
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| The fewest of us have the right perception in handling with pure gold. | |||
| In the following list you will find some everyday objects that you probably have held in your hands before … | |||
| … now imagine these items made out of pure, massive gold. | |||
| How much would they weight and how much would they cost? | |||
| Item | Volume (cu.in.) | Weight (lb.) | Price £ (GBP) |
| Paper clip (25mm = 0.98 inch): | 0.003143 | 0.002192 | 30.6241 |
| One 1 (Euro)Cent-Coin: | 0.018374 | 0.012813 | 179.0467 |
| One 1 Euro-Coin: | 0.053463 | 0.037281 | 520.9657 |
| One 50 (Euro)Cent-Coin: | 0.057539 | 0.040124 | 560.6878 |
| Cube 1 x 1 x 1 cm (0.39 x 0.39 x 0.39 inch): | 0.061024 | 0.042554 | 594.6419 |
| One 2 Euro-Coin: | 0.061561 | 0.042928 | 599.8747 |
| Battery typ LR03 AAA: | 0.216604 | 0.151044 | 2,110.6813 |
| A classic game dice: | 0.222877 | 0.155419 | 2,171.8105 |
| One cigarette: | 0.243058 | 0.169491 | 2,368.4586 |
| Average greeting card: | 0.322205 | 0.224683 | 3,139.7091 |
| 1 sheet of paper (DIN A4): | 0.380605 | 0.265407 | 3,708.7814 |
| With the amount of one sheet of paper (massive gold) we could gild almost 30 human bodys! | |||
| Battery Typ LR6 AA: | 0.454725 | 0.317093 | 4,431.0334 |
| Original Las Vegas dice (7/11, Craps): | 0.463005 | 0.322867 | 4,511.7263 |
| CD or DVD (the disk): | 0.815253 | 0.568499 | 7,944.1775 |
| One original Mozartkugel: | 0.862705 | 0.601589 | 8,406.5711 |
| Manner wafer (1 wafer): | 0.864157 | 0.602602 | 8,420.7235 |
| Battery typ 6LR61 (9 volt block): | 1.129342 | 0.787523 | 11,004.7993 |
| 1 tea candle (complete volume): | 1.152311 | 0.803540 | 11,228.6225 |
| Beer coaster (round - Heineken): | 1.229866 | 0.857622 | 11,984.3528 |
| Pencil (7 inch, unsharpened): | 1.323483 | 0.922903 | 12,896.5929 |
| Match box: | 1.823029 | 1.271251 | 17,764.3907 |
| Golfball: | 2.505122 | 1.746894 | 24,411.0002 |
| Batterie Typ LR20 D-Mono: | 3.037664 | 2.118251 | 29,600.3209 |
| iPhone 4: | 3.831174 | 2.671589 | 37,332.6276 |
| One hen's egg: | 4.481572 | 3.125130 | 43,670.3801 |
| Pack of cigarettes: | 6.966344 | 4.857833 | 67,883.0792 |
| Tennis ball: | 8.181234 | 5.705011 | 79,721.4949 |
| Manner wafers (pack of ten): | 8.641572 | 6.026019 | 84,207.2354 |
| Baseball ball: | 12.947701 | 9.028807 | 126,168.0201 |
| Capacity of one Ikea coffee cup (DINERA): | 18.307123 | 12.766088 | 178,392.5613 |
| Beverage can (330 ml): | 20.137836 | 14.042697 | 196,231.8175 |
| Beverage can (500 ml): | 30.511872 | 21.276813 | 297,320.9356 |
| Tetra-pack (1000 ml): | 61.023744 | 42.553626 | 594,641.8711 |
| American football ball: | 233.751452 | 163.001664 | 2,277,775.6873 |
| Football (Soccer) ball (size 5): | 353.856908 | 246.754680 | 3,448,135.4276 |
| Average shoe box: | 640.749313 | 446.813071 | 6,243,739.6466 |
| Medicine ball: | 1,148.257504 | 800.713245 | 11,189,119.9169 |
| Human body (average volume): | 4,576.780808 | 3,191.521939 | 44,598,140.3329 |