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This is what 1 tonne (2204 LBS) of gold looks like - http://demonocracy.info/infographics/world/gold/images/demon...

Yeah, I did some calculating and surprisingly, 1 tonne of gold is somewhat smaller than a 2' cube.

https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1+tonne+of+gold+in+cub...

Close to 1.3ft per side, or a 18" diameter sphere

A gallon of gold is 75lbs, almost 10x as dense as water, and worth about $3million

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