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I was merely illustrating that gold has high value and high density. The hypothetical "1kg gold bar" would be the size of a highlighter more or less. https://e
by user5994461 9y ago
I was merely illustrating that gold has high value and high density.
The hypothetical "1kg gold bar" would be the size of a highlighter more or less. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlighter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlighter
- stcredzero 9y agoBothering to retrieve something so dense and heavy during a chaotic situation where being buoyant enough is a life or death issue -- it's worth a lot of money, but is it worth your life? If you're a very confident, strong swimmer, then maybe that's a rational choice. If you're certain that there's going to be rescue in just a few minutes, then maybe that's a rational choice. If the time and effort it takes to retrieve the thing isn't going to cost you your life by losing you a place dry and out of freezing water, then maybe that's a rational choice. What if all of those above knobs are cranked over to the most unfavorable position? This is precisely my point: The value of something is highly contextual. The context might well be different for each individual at different times.