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7. 139 lbs of gold would fit in a shoe box

Reply to wolfie001 (Reply #6)

Mon Mar 2, 2015, 01:15 PM

Mar 2015

very heavy stuff

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$4 million in gold stolen from truck in North Carolina [View all] Omaha Steve Mar 2015 OP

Yipes... Agschmid Mar 2015 #1

They broke the golden rule! Major Nikon Mar 2015 #2

Sounds a bit ... coincidental ... that they happened to have vehicle trouble and some petronius Mar 2015 #3

Gee, ya think? DFW Mar 2015 #5

the guards might not have anything to do with it Marrah_G Mar 2015 #10

Yup though it certainly does sound like an inside job at the least cstanleytech Mar 2015 #22

Very true, and you're right - the best part is no one was injured petronius Mar 2015 #39

Yep. I'd love to be a fly on the wall in this investigation. KeepItReal Mar 2015 #11

You must be a conspiracy theorist for stating the obvious! valerief Mar 2015 #24

Is that the shipment that came through Mayberry? Kingofalldems Mar 2015 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author wolfie001 Mar 2015 #6

139 lbs of gold would fit in a shoe box SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2015 #7

I was going by the 1800 per ounce wolfie001 Mar 2015 #9

But how many barrels would they have to unload to fill a shoe box? Orrex Mar 2015 #17

A ton of gold is 14.122 inches by 14.122 inches by 14.122 inches. happyslug Mar 2015 #19

Yeah, but... Orrex Mar 2015 #21

Dry Barrels in the US is about 26 Gallons, a US Oil Barrel is 42 Gallons, Beer is 31 gallons happyslug Mar 2015 #29

Right. I know that. However... Orrex Mar 2015 #30

The fineness depends on the type of gold coin Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #40

So is gold transported around the country often? jwirr Mar 2015 #8

Gold in varies amounts is transported all the time as it has many uses from electronics to jewelry. cstanleytech Mar 2015 #23

I wonder when the truck was tampered with In_The_Wind Mar 2015 #12

Maybe the robbers have been watching too much Lesley Stahl. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 #14

Anything is possible. In_The_Wind Mar 2015 #16

Or just sugar in the engine. happyslug Mar 2015 #20

Diluted pancake syrup mixed with some sort of oil to thin it would cstanleytech Mar 2015 #25

directed microwaves AngryAmish Mar 2015 #35

Maybe they were late on the payments and the bank pulled the plug. Orrex Mar 2015 #31

Stranger things may have happened due to those kill-systems. In_The_Wind Mar 2015 #32

Me, I'm betting on some Maximum Overdrive-style alien activity Orrex Mar 2015 #33

I think you've solved the crime. In_The_Wind Mar 2015 #34

Couldn't possibly be an inside job. Gold transporting trucks notadmblnd Mar 2015 #13

barrels? phantom power Mar 2015 #15

They dont convert all gold to bars. cstanleytech Mar 2015 #37

I am thinking Munificence Mar 2015 #18

Stealing barrels of gold? Must be a Leprechaun Gang! nt valerief Mar 2015 #26

Goldfinger did it... Playinghardball Mar 2015 #27

Didn't I see a documentary of this rock Mar 2015 #28

Inside job KG Mar 2015 #36

Was the truck armored? rocktivity Mar 2015 #38

UPDATE: I've heard of "inside" jobs, rocktivity Mar 2015 #41