Lost your marbles?

Originally posted by trev33
You might find them here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14911367

Love this story lol

So look at it from a business angle: How much profit did the fisherman make, considering the price of marbles? Maybe he screwed up completely, giving someone more value than the original fish depending on how much he paid for said marbles.

I uncovered a similar scam in American scallop fishermen. Scallops are a salt water form but the fishermen soak them in fresh water which is a bit denser so the catch comes out heavier.

I found that out on vacation to Digby Nova Scotia, the official scallop capital of the world. They leave them in salt water and they weigh less but Digby scallops are the best I ever had. There must be a dozen scallop restaurants in Digby. I never had scallops that tasted so good.

When scallops are soaked in fresh water they get heavier but they also get a more bitter taste.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scallop

Originally posted by sonhouse
So look at it from a business angle: How much profit did the fisherman make, considering the price of marbles? Maybe he screwed up completely, giving someone more value than the original fish depending on how much he paid for said marbles.

I uncovered a similar scam in American scallop fishermen. Scallops are a salt water form but the fishermen soak them ...[text shortened]... they get heavier but they also get a more bitter taste.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scallop

Did you see how much they say they're charging for the fish? In Bangladesh? That's insane, of course they're making a much bigger profit.