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Legionnaire
Profile Joined January 2003
Australia4514 Posts
January 24 2006 08:13 GMT
#1
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17928474-13762,00.html


A STINKING, solidified lump of gunk from the gut of a sperm whale could make an Australian family up to $1 million richer.

The 14.75kg block of rare whale excreta, expelled orally, was found by the family on a beach near Streaky Bay on South Australia's west coast.
They were baffled by the substance before inquiries revealed it to be ambergris - a wax-like substance originating from the intestine of a sperm whale, and greatly prized for its use in perfume.

Marine ecology consultant Ken Jury, who is representing the family, said ambergris was worth $US20-$US65 a gram ($27-$87). Mr Jury said ambergris was belched from a sperm whale as a foul-smelling substance.

"It's actually belched out by the animal, would you believe, and those few across the world that have witnessed that or heard it say it's quite remarkable," Mr Jury told ABC radio.

"When a whale does that, particularly a big sperm whale, apparently the sound of it travels for miles across the water."

Mr Jury said the finding was rare. "When the whale throws this out, it's discarded material that it can't digest and includes all sorts of things like hundreds of squid beaks and goodness knows what," he said. "The substance is actually lighter than water and so it floats around the ocean.
"If you were to pick it up immediately after the whale discarded it, you would immediately put it back because it is so foul.

"However, over a period of floating around the ocean for 10 years, the sun and the salt water cleanses this amazing stuff. After 10 years, it's considered clean and all you are getting then is the wonderful musty, very sweet perfume which I have got to say is ultra-smooth.

"You can trace it back to 1000 BC. The Egyptians used it, the Chinese did - they not only used it as perfumes but they used to eat it and they used to give it as gifts. It was literally worth more than gold."

Ambergris has been used as a fixative for fine perfumes, for medicinal purposes and also as an aphrodisiac. It also has been used to enhance the flavours of food and wine, and for herbal and homeopathic remedies.



- Time for me to start up a whale farm i think.
My hope is one day stupid people will feel the same pain when they talk, as the pain the rest of us feel when we hear them. Twitter: @Legionnaire_au
EvilTeletubby
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
Baltimore, USA22180 Posts
January 24 2006 08:17 GMT
#2
Whale vomit = human perfume... gogo~
Moderatorhttp://carbonleaf.yuku.com/topic/408/t/So-I-proposed-at-a-Carbon-Leaf-concert.html ***** RIP Geoff
zdd
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
1463 Posts
January 24 2006 08:20 GMT
#3
1. Get a huge aquarium
2. Get tons of genetically altered mini-whales
3. Fill the aquarium with squid beaks and ocean trash
4. Collect whale puke daily and throw it into a giant hot blender full of ocean water
5. Package it as "Essence de Baleine"
6. Profit!!!
All you need in life is a strong will to succeed and unrelenting determination. If you meet these prerequisites, you can become anything you want with absolutely no luck, fortune or natural ability.
[X]Ken_D
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
United States4648 Posts
January 24 2006 08:24 GMT
#4
that's nasty, but dam.. $_$
[X]Domain - I just do the website. Nothing more.
3threal[EoC]
Profile Joined June 2005
Canada388 Posts
January 24 2006 08:28 GMT
#5
--- Nuked ---
Id hit anything with an ass as big as that dress. - quote decafchicken
omgbnetsux
Profile Blog Joined April 2004
United States3749 Posts
January 24 2006 08:31 GMT
#6
On January 24 2006 17:20 zdd wrote:
1. Get a huge aquarium
2. Get tons of genetically altered mini-whales
3. Fill the aquarium with squid beaks and ocean trash
4. Collect whale puke daily and throw it into a giant hot blender full of ocean water
5. Package it as "Essence de Baleine"
6. Profit!!!


This is a much better idea than all the underpants I've been saving. I could never figure out step two.
3threal[EoC]
Profile Joined June 2005
Canada388 Posts
January 24 2006 08:39 GMT
#7
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Id hit anything with an ass as big as that dress. - quote decafchicken
Klogon
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
MURICA15980 Posts
January 24 2006 09:06 GMT
#8
But don't they have to wait 10 years? Or I guess they have ways to speed up the process now, I guess.
gLyo
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
United States2410 Posts
January 24 2006 09:09 GMT
#9
On January 24 2006 18:06 Klogon wrote:
But don't they have to wait 10 years? Or I guess they have ways to speed up the process now, I guess.


It floats around the ocean for around 10 years before washing up.
http://benisonline.com
Cambium
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States16368 Posts
January 24 2006 09:09 GMT
#10
On January 24 2006 17:20 zdd wrote:
1. Get a huge aquarium
2. Get tons of genetically altered mini-whales
3. Fill the aquarium with squid beaks and ocean trash
4. Collect whale puke daily and throw it into a giant hot blender full of ocean water
5. Package it as "Essence de Baleine"
6. Profit!!!


LoL, nicely put.
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
dronebabo
Profile Blog Joined December 2003
10866 Posts
January 24 2006 09:14 GMT
#11
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artofmagic
Profile Blog Joined March 2005
United States1951 Posts
January 24 2006 09:29 GMT
#12
at first, i thought it throw up sperms...
evolve or die
CoralReefer
Profile Joined June 2004
Canada2069 Posts
January 24 2006 09:50 GMT
#13
On January 24 2006 18:29 artofmagic wrote:
at first, i thought it throw up sperms...


NOPE, ONLY YO MOMMA
And this hot potato has vanished into thin air.
OverTheUnder
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
United States2929 Posts
Last Edited: 2006-01-24 10:53:24
January 24 2006 10:52 GMT
#14
On January 24 2006 18:50 ml1710 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 24 2006 18:29 artofmagic wrote:
at first, i thought it throw up sperms...


NOPE, ONLY YO MOMMA


o no u di-ant

edit: well i mean cmon guyz, whale vomit and money, who hasn't made the connection?
Honor would be taking it up the ass and curing all diseases, damn how stupid can people get. -baal http://puertoricanbw.ytmnd.com/
RowdierBob
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
Australia12454 Posts
January 24 2006 10:58 GMT
#15
No better way to impress your woman than with Eu De Whale Vomit.
"Terrans are pretty much space-Australians" - H
Sadist
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States6861 Posts
January 24 2006 11:01 GMT
#16
something like this was in futurama when kiff (sp) got thrown up on by the whale when he tried to get his watch back for amy(sp)

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How do you go from where you are to where you want to be? I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have a dream, a goal and you have to be willing to work for it. Jim Valvano
KOFgokuon
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States14834 Posts
January 24 2006 11:24 GMT
#17
They use that in perfume? I'm never smelling a girl again
GeeyoUkNIT
Profile Joined July 2005
434 Posts
January 24 2006 11:53 GMT
#18
On January 24 2006 20:01 Sadist wrote:
something like this was in futurama when kiff (sp) got thrown up on by the whale when he tried to get his watch back for amy(sp)

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lol i thought it was just a comic joke about "valuable whale barf". btw what does (sp) mean in your post?
Energies
Profile Blog Joined September 2003
Australia3225 Posts
January 24 2006 12:01 GMT
#19
Rofl, I knew this would end up here, we have had an office meeting about this, we want to change the direction the company is going, move away from engineering and lifting and concentrate on whale vomit.

"Everybody wanna be a bodybuilder but dont nobody wanna lift no heavy ass weight" - Ronnie Coleman.
KOFgokuon
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States14834 Posts
January 24 2006 12:01 GMT
#20
(sp) means that you're not sure if you spelled the word right. In this case, the names could have different spellings
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