Change of life by picking up the waste of sperm whale worth USD 10,000

There is also a very beautiful name of 'ambergris' , the waste of sperm whales which is an indispensable material in the production of . high-class perfumes.

Confused by picking up the ambergris of sperm whales

It is known that this 'value-for-money' ambergris is about 20cm long, weighs 1 kilogram and is valued at around $ 10,000. According to Adam Partridge, the 'owner' of the heavenly dragon, he accidentally picked it up while walking on the beach. This lucky guy plans to bring it to auction on September 25.

1. Wild animals emit the same aroma as Ham Huong

Although it is a precious material in the process of producing high-grade perfumes, the "ambergris" itself has an extremely hard-to-smell smell. However, not many people can detect and exploit this 'thousand-dollar waste dump' . Because, besides the rough, rough appearance like stone, the 'ambergris' also has a quite special scent and is compared with the smell . feces. If you encounter a similar object, don't rush away. Because knowing what is in your hand is the ambergris, a 'treasure' that sea ​​off millions of hungry people?

An amount of ambergris of sperm whale can also cost thousands of dollars.

According to marine biologists, ambergris is the fat in some types of fish, squid - which is the food of sperm whales . When ingested, it is usually caused by intestinal disease, so this fat cannot be digested, causing sperm to be emitted. After a time floating on the sea surface, under the impact of seawater, bacteria, digestive enzymes in fish stomach and sunshine, fat turns into ambergris. It is also called "floating gold" because its value is as expensive as gold, especially white ambergris , a record of white ambergris sold for nearly $ 800,000.

Adam Partridge next to the "floating gold" worth $ 10,000.

Ambergris is famous for its ability to help perfumes and diffuse "superior" scents . Currently, because the price is too expensive, perfume makers do not miss a piece of ambergris. First, it spreads into powder, then dissolved in alcohol to obtain a 5% ambergris solution.

Spending 18 consecutive months in a shaker, ambergris solution is mixed with many other ingredients, producing a perfume. Typically Guerlain's Mitsuko perfume has been produced since 1919, and is still popular today. Because just a drop in the shirt, the scent will almost not disappear even after 10 washes.

However, not many people are lucky to catch gold at sea.

Earlier, some people also accidentally picked ambergris on the coast and quickly became rich. Normally, ambergris is rarely found in the UK although the northern cold waters are home to sperm whales. However, two of those who have found ambergris with 8-year-old Charlie Naysmith and unemployed Ken Wilman all live near the coast of England.