Solid Gold
Sewers are a place for waste, but not everything that ends up in them is worthless. In Japan, for example, workers at a treatment facility received 5 million yen in gold in 2009. They discovered the precious metal while processing sludge. They used the metal due to a large number of precision equipment manufacturers in the area. They discovered 1,890 grams of gold per ton of trash!
Solid Gold
Luxury Watches
In fact, there is more luck in the sewers than we realize. Aaron Large, a drain technician from England, discovered four luxury watches in the drains in 2012. They weren’t just any ordinary watches. He discovered an 18-carat gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph worth £21,000, as well as another Rolex and two more luxurious pieces a few days later. The owner of one watch was eventually found, but the other three were unfortunately fake. Nonetheless, Aaron received a bonus from his employer for his efforts.
Luxury Watches