Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'

You haven't seen how they've inspected my guitar and a shitload of imported things over the years lol

Hong Kong, it's outgoing cargo. I have no idea.

It probably looked odd on the x-ray scan so they looked closer, it was probably more the tied on parts than the bad paint that drew initial attention

Gold? Looks like machine parts to me. If they're just laying around like that, they're obviously scrap and we all know recyclables go out on Wednesdays so let me just haul those out to the curb for you.

I mean it's $1 million in gold that's plenty illegal.

This guy smuggles gold

Finally, an end mill that won't break!

I'll try next time when I smuggle my gold.

Gold is 2.45 times heavier than iron by volume. https://www.theworldmaterial.com/density-of-metals/

Tungsten carbide and gold are about the same density. Tungsten carbide is about 3 times as dense as iron/steel. Steel is about 3 times as dense as aluminum.

If you're expecting a steel part and come across a gold (or carbide) one, you'll know it immediately, just as you'd know a steel part from an aluminum one.

Not compared to gold. Gold is about 3 times heavier per unit of volume.

Fair, but that's an issue with the concept, not the execution. If they're going to go through all this effort to cast gold into machine parts, why would they use spraypaint?

Also I have no reference but I feel like if you plated this in tungsten you could get past customs. If they ask why its so heavy you could just say it needs to be heavy for a specific usecase so it's made of tungsten, though I admit I have no idea what tungsten plated gold would look like on an xray, or if tungsten electroplating is even possible.