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krectus t1_j2zsi8g wrote

Reply to comment by BiagioLargo in TIL that all the gold that has ever been mined in all of human history could fill about three Olympic-sized swimming pools. by westondeboer

Also wondering why this is an interesting amount.

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zucksucksmyberg t1_j30xfky wrote

For starters that amount of gold is relatively smaller to the current value of the world economy and a lot of people wants to reconstitute the Gold Standard.

Not to mention a portion of the total gold "mined" could be missing since people do tend to bury their treasure way back then.

So in actuality, there is less gold peesent.

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