Has anyone seen this Monolith?

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https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/utah-monolith-canyon-210534147.html

[BobsYourUncle]

pnichols wrote:

BobsYourUncle wrote:

schlep1967 wrote:
Didn't some billionaire hide something worth a lot of money out there somewhere? Mabey they found it and don't realize it.

Yes, I think you are right.

That thing is actually solid platinum.
It weighs 486 pounds 12 ounces.
So based on the above figures at todays market value of $939.29 an ounce, that thing is worth a cool $7,315,190.52.

Nice find!

486 pounds and 12 onces of solid platinum!!!??? For lack of a better reaction - that's not possible ... with platinum worth over $950 per ounce.

I suspect hardwood painted with silver paint as more likely what it's made of! 😉

P.S. Could a 1-ton dually 4X4 PU even carry 486 pounds and 12 onces - plus the crane - plus the backhoe - out there (unnoticed) so as to deal with setting that thing up vertically stable? I think not - but maybe another cup of coffee will help me think more clearly.

Have another coffee, that whole thing was a joke I made up on the fly!! HAHA!
:B:B:B

[OkieGene]

^^^^^^ The stash the millionaire hid many years ago was found earlier this year.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/rocky-mountains-hidden-treasure-chest-found

[pnichols]

BobsYourUncle wrote:

schlep1967 wrote:
Didn't some billionaire hide something worth a lot of money out there somewhere? Mabey they found it and don't realize it.

Yes, I think you are right.

That thing is actually solid platinum.
It weighs 486 pounds 12 ounces.
So based on the above figures at todays market value of $939.29 an ounce, that thing is worth a cool $7,315,190.52.

Nice find!

486 pounds and 12 onces of solid platinum!!!??? For lack of a better reaction - that's not possible ... with platinum worth over $950 per ounce.

I suspect hardwood painted with silver paint as more likely what it's made of! 😉

P.S. Could a 1-ton dually 4X4 PU even carry 486 pounds and 12 onces - plus the crane - plus the backhoe - out there (unnoticed) so as to deal with setting that thing up vertically stable? I think not - but maybe another cup of coffee will help me think more clearly.

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I read that it has been found on Google maps and it was placed late 2015 to 2016 by evidence of photo history and obvious shadows. Nice work to stay under the radar for 4 or 5 years.

August 2015



October 2016



I assume it will eventually be removed. I hope it is just relocated to the ranger station or similar.

[NRALIFR]

Wonder how much C-4 it would take to dislodge that? :W

:):)

[dieseltruckdriv]

OkieGene wrote:
WonderHussy probably knows all about it

Nah. It isn't in Nevada. She has definitely been to some places that I would like to camp at sometime though.

[Horsedoc]

Confederate monument hidden inside and the protesters around the country haven't found it yet.

[Fisherman]

Maybe the Ferengi left it there, oh no, they value latinum, lol.

[BobsYourUncle]

schlep1967 wrote:
Didn't some billionaire hide something worth a lot of money out there somewhere? Mabey they found it and don't realize it.

Yes, I think you are right.

That thing is actually solid platinum.
It weighs 486 pounds 12 ounces.
So based on the above figures at todays market value of $939.29 an ounce, that thing is worth a cool $7,315,190.52.

Nice find!

[schlep1967]

Didn't some billionaire hide something worth a lot of money out there somewhere? Mabey they found it and don't realize it.

[OkieGene]

WonderHussy probably knows all about it

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Seems like minimal impact. Sort of cool project I think. I wonder how long it has been up before it was discovered.
Probably get removed eventually just like the bus in AK.
Would not want these popping up everywhere but I would be OK to let the one stand as long as it does not cause a hazard or disruption to wildlife.

[Tvov]

I'm sure they are planning on removing it.

That was a humorous story, the reactions of the pilot and crew were good!

[Old-Biscuit]

Didn't see ANYTHING about the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources REMOVING IT??

So folks due to Internet Story WILL be hunting for it.....