[WO] In which I cast pearls before swine about pearls cast into wine
Being now in a magnanimous mood, I will cast this pearl before you unmitigated savages:
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It reminds me of that time that Cleopatra bet Mark Anthony that she could spend ten million (silver) coins on one meal—then, won her bet by dissolving the world’s largest pearl in vinegar, and drinking it.
Did Pliny write truly? Was his historical account of this event even plausible?
Hmmm... JONES, PRUDENCE J. “Cleopatra's Cocktail.” The Classical World, vol. 103, no. 2, 2010, pp. 207–220. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/40599928.
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I am so rich in poetry that I cast pearls before swine.
Cleopatra was so rich that she cast pearls into wine.
So vitriolic am I, I will bathe that snack of goddesses in a cup of aqua regia, and make it my toast to the gods. WITH PIZZA. MUAHAHAHAHA!
Go, Bitcoin, go!
Then I can buff it with the towels I bought for a bitcoin years ago.....
lol some swanky towels you got there
* nullius munches on pizza.
It reminds me of that time that Cleopatra bet Mark Anthony that she could spend ten million (silver) coins on one meal—then, won her bet by dissolving the world’s largest pearl in vinegar, and drinking it.
This specimen is anachronistic as to the story, but it is one sestertius:
Worth two and one-half asses, and worth ∞× Democrats.
Worth two and one-half asses, and worth ∞× Democrats.
Did Pliny write truly? Was his historical account of this event even plausible?
Hmmm... JONES, PRUDENCE J. “Cleopatra's Cocktail.” The Classical World, vol. 103, no. 2, 2010, pp. 207–220. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/40599928.
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Quote from: Jones (2010)
Cleopatra’s Cocktail
Abstract: Pliny the Elder’s account of Cleopatra consuming a cocktail of vinegar and a pearl in order to win a bet with Anthony was considered credible in the ancient world, but many modern scholars have relegated the anecdote to the realm of fantasy. This paper identifies possible reasons for this skepticism, including the visual tradition of the story and the belief that increasing concentration always increases reaction rate. Experiments reveal that, in the case of acetic acid and pearls, the concentration found in vinegar made from wine is ideal.
Abstract: Pliny the Elder’s account of Cleopatra consuming a cocktail of vinegar and a pearl in order to win a bet with Anthony was considered credible in the ancient world, but many modern scholars have relegated the anecdote to the realm of fantasy. This paper identifies possible reasons for this skepticism, including the visual tradition of the story and the belief that increasing concentration always increases reaction rate. Experiments reveal that, in the case of acetic acid and pearls, the concentration found in vinegar made from wine is ideal.
I am so rich in poetry that I cast pearls before swine.
Cleopatra was so rich that she cast pearls into wine.
So vitriolic am I, I will bathe that snack of goddesses in a cup of aqua regia, and make it my toast to the gods. WITH PIZZA. MUAHAHAHAHA!
I like things like onions, peppers, sausage, mushrooms, tomatoes, pepperoni, etc.
Go, Bitcoin, go!
