
What the hell do you do with gold?
(from Yahoo)
Abu Dhabi hotel installs gold vending machine
There's no mistaking what's in this vending machine. The well-heeled in the Gulf can now grab "gold to go" from a hotel lobby in the United Arab Emirates, when the need for a quick ingot strikes. On Thursday, a day after its inauguration, the shiny machine attracted spectators of many different nationalities who gathered to watch whenever an enthusiast was struck with the urge to splurge on a bar of the precious metal. Abu Dhabi's Emirates Palace Hotel became the first place outside Germany to install "gold to go, the world's first gold vending machine," said a statement from Ex Oriente Lux AG, the German company behind the vending machine. "In addition to one-gram, five-gram and 10-gram bars of gold, the machine also dispenses gold coins," it added. READ MORE
Spotted @ Drudge