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19 Most Expensive Substances In the World and How Much They Cost
You know the saying “worth their weight in gold?” Well, there are other substances out there that are rarer and more expensive than gold!
There are some things around us that don’t necessarily strike us as expensive mostly because we see them in small quantities. However, when weighed by the gram, these substances can be actually extremely expensive.
Take these examples:
19. White truffles – $5 per gram or $2,000 per pound
These mushrooms taste delectable over pasta, steak, eggs, and other food. They can be infused into oil, too.
18. Saffron – $11.13 per gram or $5,040 per pound
They’re used as natural remedies or as a spice.
17. Iranian Beluga Caviar – $35 per gram or $1,000 per ounce
We all know caviar is expensive, but this type of caviar comes from an endangered specie.
16. Gold – $39.81 per gram
We use them for jewelry as well as for electrical conductors to fight off corrosion.
15. Rhodium – $45 per gram or $1,270 per ounce
It’s the substance in your car that helps reduce carbon emissions.
14. Platinum – $48 per gram or $1,365 per ounce
They’re used as catalysts in scientific experiments, as jewelry, and as an ingredient in anti-cancer medicine.
13. Rhino horn – $55 per gram or $25,000 per pound
They’re RUMORED to cure cancer, as well as treat fevers and other illnesses.
12. Creme de la Mer – $70 per gram or $2,000 an ounce
This beauty cream is said to make the skin look youthful.
11. High quality heroin – $110 per gram
An addictive opiate that can be injected, snorted, or smoked.
10. Methamphetamine – $120 per gram or $1,600 per ounce
An even more addictive drug that can produce euphoric effects.
9. Crack cocaine – Up to $600 per gram
Not to be confused with meth, this party drug has been known to cause addiction and death.
8. Crystal LSD – $3,000 per gram
A hallucinogen that was popular in the 1960s.
7. Plutonium – $4,000 per gram
It’s used in the military and for nuclear reactors.
6. Taaffeite – between $2,500 to $20,000 per gram or $2,400 per carat (0.2 grams)
It’s said to be a million times scarcer than diamonds, and it’s also very durable.
5. Tritium – $30,000 per gram
They’re the substance in self-illuminating EXIT signs found everywhere.
4. Diamonds – $65,000 per gram, or $13,000 per carat
It’s a tough substance used to cut less durable substances, and it’s also a popular engagement ring choice.
3. Painite – $300,000 per gram or up to $60,000 per carat
It’s said to be the rarest gem mineral, and it’s used for crystal healing.
2. Californium 252 – $27 million per gram
This isotope is used in devices that find layers of oil and water in oil wells.
1. Antimater – $100 trillion per gram
Antimater is a mysterious substance to non-scientists, but it could possibly fuel spaceships in the future.