Child finds whale vomit

[torchthebitch]

worth £40,000.

An eight-year-old boy has discovered a rare piece of whale vomit on a Dorset beach which could be worth up to £40,000.

Charlie Naysmith found the 600g lump of ambergris in a patch of seaweed at Hengistbury Head in Bournemouth.

He said that when he first found it he thought it was a "normal stone".

But after looking it up on the internet with his father, Alex, they discovered that it was likely to be a rare form of vomit from a sperm whale.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-19431540

 

[dirtycarol]

Yet another retirement occupation to consider.

 

[Sean Renaud]

Whales can vomit? Interesting.

 

[trysail]

worth £40,000.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-19431540

Fascinating. I've always been interested in whaling and its history and am, thus, quite familiar with ambergris. Nonetheless, I'd never actually seen a photograph of the stuff before and hadn't a clue what it looked like.

A whole lot of ships were launched and a lot of men died in the effort to acquire the stuff.

Ambergris
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[Bert Notorius]

i remember the time my son vomited from the top bunk onto his little brother.

priceless.

 

[sufisaint]

I just find dog vomit behind the couch...

 

[eyer]

Speaking of ambergris...

...here's a sunrise shot from Ambergris Caye, Belize:

 

[piccicatopolka]

Fun read... thanks for the laughs and that Belize pic !

So you know why its valuable right?

<snip> Though ambergris is mostly know for its sweet scent, attracting perfume manufacturers throughout history, studies have also shown that it can be one of the most effective aphrodisiacs. Some people state that all that is needed is to rub ambergris on the skin and you’ll see it has amazing powers, as far as sexual arousal is concerned. The truth is that ambergris commonly releases pheromones when it’s rubbed against the skin, making it by far one of the most effective aphrodisiacs ever found on Earth. Rather than stigmatizing the idea that people have regarding aphrodisiacs like ambergris, it has created an aura of sensuality and mystery about it, making it even more appealing.

http://www.aphrodisiacsinfo.com/ambergris.html Read more here about sperm whale barf.

 

[KingOrfeo]

Fascinating. I've always been interested in whaling and its history and am, thus, quite familiar with ambergris. Nonetheless, I'd never actually seen a photograph of the stuff before and hadn't a clue what it looked like.

A whole lot of ships were launched and a lot of men died in the effort to acquire the stuff.

Ambergris
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"This fine Spanish dubloon I nail to this mast goes to the first man who gets the Great White Whale to blow chunks . . ."

 

[blobfish]

If only whales had Arby's, we'd have buckets of this stuff.

 

[torchthebitch]

"This fine Spanish dubloon I nail to this mast goes to the first man who gets the Great White Whale to blow chunks . . ."

Funny you should say that. This is the headline to the article in the Daily Mail ...

Moby Sick! Rare whale vomit found by schoolboy on beach could be worth £40,000

Yet another retirement occupation to consider.

It has potential.

Beachcombers Sean Kane and, 24, and Ian Foster, 39, discovered a 110lb of whale vomit washed up on the beach in 2008.

Known as 'floating gold', because of its high value, the waxy haul was estimated to be worth £500,000.

...

It is rarely found on British beaches, usually being washed up in America and Australia

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...hoolboy-beach-worth-40-000.html#ixzz257HgJOSF

 

[John Doe]

"Precious hamburgers?"

 

[HAL_9000]

Thar she blows!

 

[torchthebitch]

Thar she blows

chunks.

 

[run_silent]

Whales vomit rocks? Who knew? I'm going to be more careful around those cheeky bastards.

 

[killallhippies]

"Precious hamburgers?"

who smells like freaking porpoise hork?