▲ 143 ▼ South Koreans hunt for old LG air-conditioners after logos turn out to be pure gold (www.straitstimes.com) submitted 8 months ago by fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 13 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago (2 children) Gold wasn't exactly cheap back in 2005. I don't understand how this ever got put into production. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago It was just before the world got fucked by our sub prime mortgages, that might have been why, also since everyone was buying property, gold probes might have been relatively low. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 8 months ago Limited edition luxury item permalink fedilink source parent
[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago It was just before the world got fucked by our sub prime mortgages, that might have been why, also since everyone was buying property, gold probes might have been relatively low. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 8 months ago Limited edition luxury item permalink fedilink source parent