A couple made a discovery that might have seemed trivial. Find a stone that seems very common to them. But in reality it hides a great value that they didn’t realize
Walking on the beach, one couple finds a stone that seems common on the surface. He decides, however, to pick it up and take some photos. Only later did the two discover that what looked like a normal stone was actually just a little larger than normal it hid great value. Their story quickly went viral on social media due to the incredible discovery.
Gary and Angela Williams are a couple from Overton, a town in Lancashire, United Kingdom. They were walking on the beach when they found something unexpected. While on Middleton Sands Beach they found what looked like an ordinary rock.
When they looked at it more closely, they discovered that it was something totally different. Involuntarily the couple found something decidedly precious, which It’s called ambergris. It actually had an unpleasant odor. And, in fact, it was highly sought after and very expensive whale vomit, used in the perfume industry.
Ambergris forms in the digestive system of sperm whales when they ingest sharp objects such as squid beaks, their typical food. In the whale’s intestine there is a sticky substance that encapsulates these foreign bodies, to prevent damage to the lining of the intestine.
These residues solidify into lumps of various sizes, which are eventually expelled through feces or regurgitation. Exposure to sunlight and sea water turns this mixture into a hard substance with a decidedly intense scent.
Couple finds a stone that is actually worth a lot of money. And it’s not a stone
The piece of ambergris they found had a waxy consistency and a very pungent odor. Gary described the smell as that of fish and natural fertilizers. An unattractive “stone”, but with immense value.
That stone weighing one and a half kilos was, in fact, worth 70 thousand dollars. In some countries it is illegal, however, because its possession is often associated with the illegal practice of whaling.
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