Mark Dice tests Americans’ concept of ‘real money’ by offering passer-by’s either a free Hershey’s chocolate bar or a silver bar worth $150.
“Americans have been tricked into believing precious metals are not valuable,” says they have “essentially convinced the populace that gold and silver coins are ultimately impractical and just too old-fashioned.” In effect, most citizens now firmly believe that promissory bank notes and certificates represent real money.
But if the economy were to crash, as
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“I’ll take the chocolate bar,” says one woman as Dice tells her, “who needs a 10-ounce bar of silver, right?” as the woman physically recoils from it.
Another man responds, “Yeah, exactly!” when Dice asks “Who needs a 10-ounce bar of silver when you can have a good delicious bar of chocolate, right?”
“The Hershey bar, I can eat it, I can’t eat the silver bar,” remarks another man as he chooses the chocolate over the bullion.
This isn’t the first time Dice has tested Americans’ concept of ‘real money’. In a previous video (below), he attempted to sell the 10oz silver bar for as little as 99 cents, with no takers.
Is it shocking everyone chose a temporary chocolate fix over a silver bar (which could have been exchanged for $150 just feet away)? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.
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