Hi guys Charlie here you may think the most expensive liquids in the world
would be things like oil or maybe rare liquid metals like gallium
but these liquids don't even come close to the ones we'll look at today these liquids are so
incredibly expensive because of how rare they are in some cases they're very hard to make and
some of them can even save a human life stick around to the end to see the most expensive
liquid on our planet one gallon of it is worth tens of millions of dollars scintillation cocktail
no this is not a fancy cocktail you can buy at a trendy bar simulation cocktail is a liquid use
in the chemical industry it is used to measure the activity of radioactive material it's the
only liquid that allows you to see alpha and beta particles being emitted from radioactive material
it's also used to analyze soil samples after nuclear meltdowns for example it was used after
the chernobyl nuclear power plant explosion and also used after the fukushima power plant in japan
exploded it allowed scientists to realize it was not going to be safe to come back there
any time soon each cocktail is made with various different chemicals and it's very easy to mess
up so a lot of the time many batches have to be made you have to get the balance of hundreds of
chemicals just right one gallon of this liquid will cost you two hundred and ten dollars
human blood one of the most expensive liquids in the world is found inside every one of us
right now you have one and a half gallons of blood running through your veins and arteries
but how much is that blood worth well all of the blood inside your body is worth
two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars one gallon of blood costs 1
500 that is why every day millions of people donate their blood sometimes for free and
sometimes for money but why is it so expensive well blood can be split into two parts one of
these parts is red blood cells and the other is plasma this can be vital for keeping people alive
and plasma can speed up things like the healing process in injured tendons and joints printer ink
ever wondered why printer ink is so expensive but printers are so cheap well printer companies
actually sell you the printers at a loss they know they're going to make their money back on
the printer ring and that's why printers only work with the same brand of printer ink printer
ink costs two thousand seven hundred dollars per gallon printer rings are made mainly from carbon
as well as various different dyes there's also lubricants that stop it getting stuck inside your
printer and chemicals to make the ink dry really fast but why is it so expensive printer companies
say that it's a very long and complicated process to make printer ink but some people don't believe
them many believe printer companies have a captive market and if you own their printers then you have
to buy their ink that's why they can charge you so much and get away with it mercury mercury is
one of the only metals that can turn into a liquid at room temperature it is very dangerous to humans
and can poison you if you touch it but we use it in many ways for example it can be used to make
thermometers and barometers it is also used in batteries and chemicals like chlorine it's also
used in light bulbs and electric switches mercury is also used when extracting gold from gold ore
it is found in the earth's crust and extracting it is very hard and complex and that's what
makes it expensive that's why mercury is worth three thousand four hundred dollars per gallon
insulin insulin is one of the most valuable liquids in the world and for that you can thank
the medical industry one gallon of insulin costs nine thousand four hundred dollars
insulin is a hormone that helps your blood absorb glucose from your food it then converts
that glucose into energy so that you can function it also regulates your body's blood sugar levels
and helps your body break down fat so that you don't get overweight our body naturally produces
insulin but if you have diabetes then your body does not produce enough that's why you need to buy
it from elsewhere almost 10 of the us population has diabetes that's nearly 30 million people
but why is it so expensive well the medical industry makes a lot of money from insulin
they have a very captive market that's because if you have diabetes and don't
get insulin you can pass away also only three companies are allowed to make insulin in the us
this means they have total control over the market and every year the price of insulin goes up
horseshoe crab blood you may never have heard of horseshoe crabs before
but their blood is incredibly expensive horseshoe crabs are often taken from beaches
and then their blood is harvested they are then set free again while more blood is created and
then the process is repeated horseshoe crab blood contains copper which gives it a blue color
it's expensive because it contains amiibo sides these can be used in the medical industry amiibo
sides can do things like detect toxic bacteria and it's also used in vaccines one gallon of
this is worth 60 thousand dollars that's because it's a very long and complex process to get it
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it really does help me out king cobra venom venom is very dangerous to humans but it can
also be very useful too that's because venoms can be used to make anti-venoms this is medicine that
can be used to counteract the effect of the venom king cobra venom can cause vertigo and paralysis
and eventually take your life one drop of king cobra venom can take out a fully grown elephant
so just imagine what it can do to us humans king cobra venom can also be used to break down blood
clots it can even treat parkinson's disease and even cancers it's even used in anti-wrinkle cream
that is because it contains a protein named owen in all of these uses make
it very expensive one gallon is worth 136 thousand dollars dear malfi limoncello supreme
you might never have heard of this alcohol before and that's because only the ultra wealthy drink it
and i don't mean millionaires i'm talking about billionaires one bottle of this is worth thirty
five million five hundred and ninety six thousand dollars this drink is made using lemons from the
amalfi hills in italy the bottle is covered with three diamonds weighing 13 carats and a rare
diamond weighing 18 and a half carrots is placed in the middle of the bottle only two bottles of
this drink were ever made and that's what makes it so insanely expensive i think even elon musk would
think twice before buying this very expensive drink liquid gold most people buy gold as a solid
but when melted down how much is gold really worth one gallon of liquid gold would cost
three thousand five hundred and eighty dollars gold is melted down and used in many products
this of course includes jewelry but gold is also used when making electronics and computers
it's also used in dentistry and medicine and even in the aerospace industry too
scorpion venom now it's time for the most expensive liquid in the world scorpion venom is
very useful in the medical industry it can treat autoimmune disorders it can also treat arthritis
multiple sclerosis and even some cancers too it is very difficult to harvest scorpion venom scorpions
only have a tiny amount of venom inside them and it's also dangerous to extract as well one gallon
of scorpion venom costs 40 million dollars but now it's time for you to make your voice heard
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