‘I didn’t actually realise what it was at first, I couldn’t understand why Madge was so interested in it,’ he explained. ‘It smelled horrible.’
‘I left it, came back home and looked it up on the internet. When I saw how much it could be worth, I went back to the beach and grabbed it!'"
This whale puke is called Ambergris. According to Wiki: "Freshly produced ambergris has a marine, fecal odor. However, as it ages, it acquires a sweet, earthy scent commonly likened to the fragrance of rubbing alcohol without the vaporous chemical astringency.[2] The principal historical use of ambergris was as a fixative in perfumery, though it has now been largely displaced by synthetics."
Now a lot more people can put whale puke perfume on, how nice. I do wish I found it though! :)
Read the whole story HERE
4 comments:
i once found a shiny rock at the beach...
it was worthless. some guys have all the luck.
Aye, but you never know when lady luck is gonna strike. :)
I survived 2 near-death experiences in my life, so I can't complain :)
Me too, at LEAST that many. I really should learn how to focus on that when I'm on a 'bad' mood though.
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