"Got whale vomit?" Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	11 Dec 2020 8:55 p.m. PST
It's not gold, but it might as well have been. According to Thai news outlet Thairath, the plain yellow-beige rock which Suwansang found lying innocently along a beach in Nakhon Si Thammarat on Nov 26 turned out to be whale vomit. link
The Nigerian Lead Minister	11 Dec 2020 10:02 p.m. PST
Ah, ambergris. Very rare, very expensive. Not sure how to recognize it, the man lucked out!
Editor in Chief Bill	12 Dec 2020 12:17 a.m. PST
Expose it to flame – it should melt, and give unique odor.
etotheipi	12 Dec 2020 9:41 a.m. PST

TNE2300	12 Dec 2020 11:51 a.m. PST
"Not sure how to recognize it" It should be required to have a large red label 'WARNING: Whale Vomit
etotheipi	12 Dec 2020 2:00 p.m. PST
Our sales would plummet!
Eclectic Wave	14 Dec 2020 6:53 a.m. PST
'unique odor', hmmm bit of a understatement there.