Rocks become smoother as rough and jagged edges break off. Students run a model of this process by shaking sugar cubes and gravel together in a plastic container. The sugar cubes become smoother as their edges break off when they collide in the container.
By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning -. Gold prices today (Friday) climbed $18.90, or $1.66%, at $1,158.90, which was a six-week high for the precious metal. Gold prices today climbed after the release of the latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes.
1 Ton of Gold: The 1 ton of Gold is worth $64.3 Million dollars at $2000/oz. Gold has gone from $18.92 in 1911 to over $1,700 in 2012, the price of Gold has inflated more than 9,000% In recent times, Tungsten (heavy 'cheap' metal) filled fake Gold bars, which look like the ones above, have been found in Manhattan.