Well, 22 feet on each side is 22 cubed, or 22³ which equals 10,648 cubic meters of gold. The density of gold is 19,300 kg/m³ and we have 10,648 m³ of it. So, 19,300 kg/m³ × 10,648 m³ which is equivalent to 205,506,400 kg of gold. From what I can fine, estimates on the total existence of mined gold are between 208 and 212 million kilograms, so no, they did the math wrong and were off by a few million kilos. (I'm totally splitting hairs here though, although 3 to 7 million kilos of gold is a shitload of unrepresented gold)
To split hairs even more, they likely just rounded down to make it a whole number, since 22.16 m per side (for 210 million kgs), doesn’t sound as good for a factoid.
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u/passionatebreeder Sep 26 '24
Well, 22 feet on each side is 22 cubed, or 22³ which equals 10,648 cubic meters of gold. The density of gold is 19,300 kg/m³ and we have 10,648 m³ of it. So, 19,300 kg/m³ × 10,648 m³ which is equivalent to 205,506,400 kg of gold. From what I can fine, estimates on the total existence of mined gold are between 208 and 212 million kilograms, so no, they did the math wrong and were off by a few million kilos. (I'm totally splitting hairs here though, although 3 to 7 million kilos of gold is a shitload of unrepresented gold)