Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Damn, that's interesting!@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoTo circumvent local government's restriction on sharp price drop, Chinese real estates developers literally handed out gold ingots to home buyers.lemmy.nzimagemessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1190arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1187arrow-down1imageTo circumvent local government's restriction on sharp price drop, Chinese real estates developers literally handed out gold ingots to home buyers.lemmy.nzLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Damn, that's interesting!@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
Context : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/12/gold-bars-used-to-lure-chinese-homebuyers-amid-market-slowdown
minus-squareBobson_Dugnutt [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 year agoWhy does it look like someone tried to cut it in half with scissors?
minus-squareGaveUp [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·1 year agoI think that’s what people do to prove it’s gold cause it’s a soft metal
Why does it look like someone tried to cut it in half with scissors?
I think that’s what people do to prove it’s gold cause it’s a soft metal
It invoked the wrath of the beast.