▲ 237 ▼ South Koreans hunt for old LG air-conditioners after logos turn out to be pure gold (www.straitstimes.com) submitted 8 months ago by abacabadabacaba@infosec.pub to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 23 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] vodka@feddit.org 22 points 8 months ago (1 child) Apparently it's a semi common thing for jewelry store workers to do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ClockworkOtter@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 child) I'm guessing the gloves are to avoid getting oils onto the metal, so there's no particular reason not to also wear jewellery over then. Is the downvote because I'm wrong? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ContriteErudite@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago No, some people just do contentious things without any real purpose. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ClockworkOtter@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 child) I'm guessing the gloves are to avoid getting oils onto the metal, so there's no particular reason not to also wear jewellery over then. Is the downvote because I'm wrong? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ContriteErudite@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago No, some people just do contentious things without any real purpose. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ContriteErudite@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago No, some people just do contentious things without any real purpose. permalink fedilink source parent