Where is how much German gold?

Reece · 05-15-12, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Where is Germany's gold?

Ask these guys:

or this guy:

Platapus · 05-15-12, 06:39 PM

How exactly would one inspect 3,400 tons of gold?

Gold bars that are kept in central banks usually weigh 12.5 kilograms or 27.5 pounds... 400 troy ounces to be precise.

3,400 tons, assuming short tons, of gold is 6,800,000 pounds or about 247,273 bars of gold. How long would it take to count that many bars?

Assuming that one could move, count, and restack 100 bars per hour, the counting would take 2,472 hours or 103 days..... working 24 hours per day. That's three months of nothing but 24/7 counting. Working just 8 hour days, it would take almost a year to count.

Since the bars would be stacked, one would would have to disassemble the piles to count the inner bars. If one is so distrustful as to not trust the central bank from stealing the gold, one would not assume that the inner bars are also gold and not simply painted lead.

That's a lot of moving of almost 7,000,000 pounds of stuff and then move it back when you are done counting.

I think it would be more efficient to just store the gold bars inside a vault that is sealed. As long as the seals are secure, so is your gold. I would also imagine the central reserve banks have insurance or some other type of security agreement.

August · 05-15-12, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Where is Germany's gold?

Ask these guys:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reece

or this guy:

It never would have succeeded without this guy though:

Rockstar · 05-15-12, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by August

It never would have succeeded without this guy though:

I beg to differ, I think Crap Games idea broke the stalemate and won the gold.

Crapgame: Hows things going with the bank?
Big Joe: Nothing, the sherman is broken down and nobody can move that Tiger out of the square.
Crapgame: Then make a DEAL!
Big Joe: What kind of deal?
Crapgame: A DEAL, deal! Maybe the guy's a Republican. "Business is business," right?

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August · 05-15-12, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Where is Germany's gold?

Ask these guys:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reece

or this guy:

Quote:

Originally Posted by August

It never would have succeeded without this guy though:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockstar

I beg to differ, I think Crap Games idea broke the stalemate and won the gold.

Well that's true but let's not forget the high price that was paid to get them to that point:

mapuc · 05-16-12, 07:10 AM

I think this guy got them by mistake

nikimcbee · 05-16-12, 09:04 AM

Now tell me where the gold is Blondie.

nikimcbee · 05-16-12, 09:06 AM

You called?

Yes.
What do you want?

August · 05-16-12, 09:04 AM

That's ok this guy has a medal in the jeep for everyone.

nikimcbee · 05-16-12, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by August

That's ok this guy has a medal in the jeep for everyone.

Will I earn a ribbon for that?

Platapus · 05-16-12, 07:43 PM

"Hey, did you lose my aerial photo-graphs?

05-15-12, 06:39 PM	#2
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,377 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	How exactly would one inspect 3,400 tons of gold? Gold bars that are kept in central banks usually weigh 12.5 kilograms or 27.5 pounds... 400 troy ounces to be precise. 3,400 tons, assuming short tons, of gold is 6,800,000 pounds or about 247,273 bars of gold. How long would it take to count that many bars? Assuming that one could move, count, and restack 100 bars per hour, the counting would take 2,472 hours or 103 days..... working 24 hours per day. That's three months of nothing but 24/7 counting. Working just 8 hour days, it would take almost a year to count. Since the bars would be stacked, one would would have to disassemble the piles to count the inner bars. If one is so distrustful as to not trust the central bank from stealing the gold, one would not assume that the inner bars are also gold and not simply painted lead. That's a lot of moving of almost 7,000,000 pounds of stuff and then move it back when you are done counting. I think it would be more efficient to just store the gold bars inside a vault that is sealed. As long as the seals are secure, so is your gold. I would also imagine the central reserve banks have insurance or some other type of security agreement. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-16-12, 07:10 AM	#6
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,541 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	I think this guy got them by mistake __________________ My little lovely female cat

05-16-12, 09:04 AM	#7
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Now tell me where the gold is Blondie. __________________

05-16-12, 09:06 AM	#8
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	You called? Yes. What do you want? __________________

05-16-12, 09:04 AM	#9
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,212 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That's ok this guy has a medal in the jeep for everyone. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

05-16-12, 07:43 PM	#11
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,377 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	"Hey, did you lose my aerial photo-graphs? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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