If This Turns Out to be True...

[Pidgey]

Small piece of recent news regards a story that some tungsten was found in some gold bars sold to China. Tungsten has almost the same specific gravity but, of course, isn't as expensive of a material. One of the ways to cheat a gold bullion customer has been to provide a bar that was gold on the outside and tungsten on the inside. There is a test that is often performed when custody transfers take place where a sample set are drilled and the innards tested for purity. According to the story, China got recently bit when they purchased a bunch of gold bars and then ran the required tests.

Naturally, an investigation has been in progress...

http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article14996.html

 

[Greco]

I guess they can use their fake gold bars to make more light bulb filiments then.

 

[pocketfullofshells]

maybe its revenge for all the fake CD's DVD's and such they make and sell

 

[Pidgey]

Frankly, it'd be a whole lot better if it were a rumor.

But... yeah!