"Got whale vomit?" Topic

8 Posts

All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.

Please don't make fun of others' membernames.

For more information, see the TMP FAQ.

Back to the News of the Weird Plus Board

Areas of Interest

General

Featured Hobby News Article

New TimeCast Website Live Now

Modeler's Miniatures & Magic

Featured Showcase Article

GF9 Fire and Explosion Markers

Looking for a way to mark explosions or fire?

Featured Workbench Article

Printing & Binding from PDF

The Editor learns about downloading, printing, and binding a ruleset.

Featured Profile Article

Crafter's Square Brush Cleaning Pot

Interested in an inexpensive pot for cleaning your brushes?

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.