clayman Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Australian whale vomit find worth a fortune Tue Jan 24, 1:27 AM ET A family on the south Australian coast found a piece of whale vomit on the beach that is tipped to be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, national radio reported. The chunk of ambergris, which is sought after by perfume manufacturers, weighed 14.75 kilograms (32 pounds) and is worth about 20 US dollars per gram, ABC radio said -- making a total of 295,000 dollars. Fisherman Leon Wright and his wife Loralee found the ambergris, which sperm whales are believed to vomit to rid their intestines of hard objects such as squid beaks, on a remote beach near Streaky Bay. Loralee was reluctant to accept her husband's suggestion that they throw the mysterious, solid, fatty object into the back of her four-wheel-drive vehicle, so they left it there, said local marine expert Ken Jury. Two weeks later, travelling in Leon's vehicle, they discovered that it was still there and took it home, Jury, who is advising the family, told AFP. Ambergris, which floats after being vomited by the whales, is a rare find and has to a large extent been replaced in the fragrance industry by synthetics. Copyright © 2006 Agence France Presse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacherman Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Re: Whale Vomit! that is one expensive pile of puke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODH Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Re: Whale Vomit! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockefeller66 Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Re: Whale Vomit! that is nasty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Re: Whale Vomit! Just when you think you have heard it all LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Re: Whale Vomit! I wonder if we'll see a drop in perfume purchases by our female forum members now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Re: Whale Vomit! That's it..I'm gonna buy me a boat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshM Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Re: Whale Vomit! Im going to buy my own personlized whale...So i can get my own vomit!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Re: Whale Vomit! If you can get that much money. Where do you get a whale for cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllinoisArcher Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Re: Whale Vomit! Try Ebay....lol [ QUOTE ] If you can get that much money. Where do you get a whale for cheap. [/ QUOTE ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Re: Whale Vomit! guess i'm just one of those who wouldn't think to pick up whale vomit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS whitetail Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Re: Whale Vomit! I got a big boat -------- for $100 per person, I'll take ya out whale puke hunting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HitRmisS Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Re: Whale Vomit! dang, wish i could run across a pile or two of that stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Re: Whale Vomit! [ QUOTE ] I got a big boat -------- for $100 per person, I'll take ya out whale puke hunting [/ QUOTE ] Sign me up Lewis! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Chief Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Re: Whale Vomit! 2 questions. 1.How big of a pond do I need to start raising whales? 2. How do you get them to puke? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whttlbucksteve Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Re: Whale Vomit! That would be the only way I would handel any puke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alisha Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Re: Whale Vomit! LOL!!!!!! I'm glad I didn't read this while eating my cereal...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterfowler_gal Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Re: Whale Vomit! Oh my I read Whale Vomit and figured it was a post by SRA Wow, who knew what one disgusting piece of puke could cost.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okbowman Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Re: Whale Vomit! Guess that makes Jonah from the Bible even more valuable!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Re: Whale Vomit! I would rather NOT know what goes in to my perfume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SRA Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Re: Whale Vomit! i'm thinking of starting a baby sperm whale farm.....we could put them in a spin tank to make them upchuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oo_buck Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Re: Whale Vomit! [ QUOTE ] i'm thinking of starting a baby sperm whale farm.....we could put them in a spin tank to make them upchuck [/ QUOTE ] Kind of like a giant blender.....how cool would that be?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Re: Whale Vomit! Lets go on a RealTree Whale Puke Roundup. We'll all meet at Lewis's place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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