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Rare Earth
Can't go see the world? Let the world come see you! | |
A lot of people want to experience the world's Wonders but never do so either because of cost or laziness, and so Rare Earth service gives them an opportunity to have the experience come to them.
The site lets people buy a little piece of Exotic. So say you want some sand off the beach of the Skeleton
Coast then on the site it already sells a small vial of 1 gram of genuine sand from the Skeleton Coast (vials are dated); or actual raindrops from the Amazon Rainforest; or melted snow from the top of Mt Everest; or salt water straight from the Dead Sea.
Now you too can experience the World's Wonders in the form of a 1ml certified glass bottle.
"Hey, i've been to the top of Everest!"
"Hey i've felt the salts of the Dead Sea!"
You might be on to something.
http://www.googobit...-sand-for-sale.html
[2 fries shy of a happy meal, Sep 27 2011]
"Hey, I've been to the Grotto of Massabielle in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, France!"
http://www.directfr...lourdes_water_gifts
[swimswim, Sep 30 2011]
Pele's Curse
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pele's_Curse
[Klaatu, Sep 30 2011]
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My high school science teacher had a jar of volcanic ash from Mt. St. Helens. I have a small vial of trinitite from the first nuclear detonation. + |
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It's illegal to take material from many places around the world. |
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It's illegal to take water from [corezz]'s garden spigot? |
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One would need to provide a photo as proof of where/when the sample was taken. I was thinking it could be presented in a short 30-sec documentary-style clip that immersed the potential buyer of the history of that region (ending with seeing someone pick up a sample and seeing an overlay date/time on screen) -- making potential customers feel they are part of it. And of course, on that page they then have a chance to buy that vial. |
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The true beauty of this scheme is that the purveyors never need collect anything from anywhere except that vacant lot 2 blocks down. |
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While I like the idea of the idea, staring at a grain of
sand just doesn't compare to running barefoot on a
sandy beach with the waves crashing around. |
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Sand is lovely, but more so in abundance. And
without the sound of the ocean, just not all that
fascinating, to me at least. (Now to an ant it's
probably akin to a beautiful mountain.) |
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I used to bring vials of sand from all of the places that I
visited and friends would also bring sand in 35mm film cans
when they traveled. Alas, everything is digital now and
those cans are hard to come by. [+] |
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Dip can full of Kuwait sand, Iraq sand. Soon I'll have Afghan sand. |
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Yeah, I got the idea from "Saving Private Ryan". |
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This midtour leave I plan on visiting Europe. I also hope to visit some bakers. |
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"Hey mate, I've got some pebbles from the rings of Saturn to sell. Yea, they do look a little like rat droppings I suppose. Hadn't thought of that. Anyway, for you? Fifty quid." [+] |
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Not so fast, [Dr.R]. How much is that in American money? |
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Unless you're asking about a rat turd to dollar ratio, which at the rate we're going should be a straight one-to-one exchange in a few years. |
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Sure, last Friday it was. Wait until the market opens later
today,
watch the £ soar while the $ sulks in the corner. Fuckin'
earmarking sonsabitches. Hey, I've got a great idea: let's
completely ignore these money-grubbing bastards and let
them write their own rules while we turn all our corn into
a piss-poor excuse for fuel! |
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