Sale on Magic Wands! (AP story)

“Like”? No.

“Exactly”? Yes.

I’m not altering your quotes. If you think I am, get glasses.

Yeah, meteorite has a very distinctive pattern - that ain’t it

That is tourist trap bullshit for sale from a rip-off artist in Malaysia. There is no such thing as a “Khatvanga Ritual Wand Scepter”. There is a Khatvanga Ritual staff…but you won’t be getting your hands on one any time soon.

Ah, but was it created by Death himself? I suspect not.

Hey “King” - what do you think of Marianne Williamson?

A photograph of a chakra would do nicely, for a start.

I never said anything about kids deserving death. Those are your poor conclusions based on your misunderstanding what I said.

The Universe isn’t perfect. There isn’t immediate justice for wrong doers nor immediate good for those who serve. Sometimes it is all just a pile of poop.

That said, be intentionally jerky, and see if things get better or worse for you personally.

But, then sometimes a bunch of Nazis show up and everyone gets a trip to a gas chamber.

I KNOW…that’s magic.

Not everyone can do it.

Sure, but the Universe isn’t perfect.

Sometimes shit happens to good people, and sometimes Trump gets to be President. :frowning:

No comment.

I paid $67 for 10 inches of metal that weighs 8 ounces…do some research.

If ‘I’ am happy with my purchase, then I didn’t get ripped off. The details present indicate this was not a modern production, nor was it cast. I have machined metal, and this item has scores of labor hours locked in its detail.

Wand, staff, or scepter, this thing is awesome!

What test could conclusively prove it one way or another?

Here ya go.

One put forth by James Randi, or by Penn and Teller, perhaps.

lol, I know of a crystal shoppe that does it for $35!

I was thinking a trip to my local University…

What do they know about metal ID???

Well, testing for nickel would help–the presence of nickel wouldn’t be absolute proof that it is meteritic, but absence of nickel would be absolute proof that it isn’t. Etching it with acid would be another good test (the presence of the patterns would be absolute proof that it is, but absence isn’t definitive–it could still be an axaxite, or smelted) Measuring the density would be a third–put it in a graduated cylinder of water to meausue the volume, divide weight by volume, see if it is 7 to 8 grams per cc. Of course, the easiest (but non-definitive) test is to touch it with a magnet. No stick means no meteorite (but stick doesn’t prove that it is.) If this were old it would probably be a copper alloy, but I’m betting that you have things in your refrigerator older than the wand.

Okay, it sticks to a magnet…

I laid it in a salt and vinegar bath to remove the rust. How do I test for nickel?

I know it’s weight in grams, and I can easily do a displacement test for actual volume.


ETA: If it is real, would you want one? I don’t sell them, I was just curious…

Oh, and if it does turn out to be old and a meteorite, be sure to use a reputable auction house, and remember to pay your capital gains tax. (Make sure that the export didn’t violate any antiquities laws in Tibet, or they might sue you for it’s return.)

Follow my link–there are tests.