worth its weight

Maybe people should say "x is worth its weight in LSD" instead of gold:

If we look at good-quality 1 carat diamonds, we find that they are quite expensive compared to the industrial diamonds we saw earlier. Now, the diamond monopoly hasn't kept prices quite as high as LSD, however they are doing a very impressive job of trying. LSD doses measure in the micrograms, which makes the per-pound "street value" of the stuff astronomically high.

And those LZR swimsuits?

People have been saying that the new industrial grade swimsuits like the LZR Racer are worth their weight in gold. As you can see, this is clearly inaccurate. But such a suit is worth its weight in marijuana or industrial diamonds.

More fun here. (via BB)

"In 27 years, I've drunk 50,000 beers"

This line from the Silver Jews' song "Trains Across the Sea" has always intrigued some people. But what are the logistics of this claim? Is it realistic? How many beers per month, week, day would it take?

On the face it, not all that many:

50,000/27=1,851 beers/year
154 beers/month
35 beers/week
5 beers/day

But was he drinking all 27 years? Generously assuming he started at age 15, credulity weakens slightly:

50,000/12=4,167 beers/year
347 beers/month
80 beers/week
11 beers/day

If he was scrupulously legal and started drinking at age 21, however, the schedule acquires another magnitude of rigor:

50,000/6=8,333 beers/year
694 beers/month
160 beers/week
23 beers/day