Gold and Rolls Royce's

[Henkie36]

I found out about gold a while ago that estimates are that 95% of all the gold humans have ever dug up, is still in world wide circulation. That's right: 95%.

Out of all the Rolls Royce's ever made, about 60% is still a useable, road legal vehicle.

This amazes me. Now I know that gold is the most noble of the noble metals, and that it doesn't rust, loses its shine or changes color after a while. But the 95% is an estimate, because it also including the gold from the Stone Age and before that.

I also that Rolls Royce's are the kings of all the vehicles, but unlike gold, they do rust, do lose their shine and color after a while. Also, you can crash them, they can get burned, used for a movie, or used by your wife to get groceries. All things which will wear it down. Are we just looking out for these cars so well?

 

[EightGaugeHippo]

I reread this a few times...
I still do not understand what you're trying to say.
Is it just me?

 

[Lukeje]

Surely that's because we have gotten more and more efficient at digging up gold? It's probably also true that 95% of the gold that has ever been dug up has been dug up in the last hundred years.

 

[Blue_vision]

Surely that's because we have gotten more and more efficient at digging up gold? It's probably also true that 95% of the gold that has ever been dug up has been dug up in the last hundred years.

That's what I was thinking.

Though, I don't really understand what you're trying to say, OP.

 

[Ironic Pirate]

I reread this a few times...
I still do not understand what you're trying to say.
Is it just me?

Me neither.

I mean, it's kinda interesting, but I don't see the connection.