“It take the shape of the glass!
As a liquid it’s high class!
There may be many stuff precious you call!
But a glass of water when thirsty is the top of them all!”
When we spoke about the blood transfusion, you would think that it is very precious! Well it is but did you know that it is not even in the top five of the most expensive liquids (by volume!) in the world!?
In fact a perfume is in the top five!
read on!
In college one of the common camps or services we used to do as medical students was to do Blood Grouping camps and form a list of the blood group!
This was usually part of an association and also sometimes with some school or company or even a whole village!
Of course service was a big criteria but the chief attraction was the food and snacks for the ever starving boys of the men’s hostels!
Many times we used to be taken to remote villages and sometimes it may be in the middle of the city also!
Our main aim was to do the blood grouping then and there and make a list! We used to give one list to the organizers while one list was with us; the Kerala Blood donor’s forum! Many times when there was a requirement for blood, the patients were advised to approach the member of this forum and he or she would try to juggle the list!
If they were lucky we would get an instant match and a willing donor and this was done over and over again and the services provided by the purely volunteer based society were simply amazing!
Now of course for the person receiving blood, it would have been the most expensive liquid in the universe!
Practically though it does not even feature in the top ten! But then that is only in the monetary point of view so read it in that sense only!
There is a brand of perfume called Chanel which is the epitome of luxury! Now since I am an allergic person, I do not use any perfume (hopefully not required!) but the perfume industry is rich! And among them Chanel is in the top apparently! And among Chanel, a perfume called the Chanel No. 5 is perhaps the peak of luxury in the perfume industry. Its known for its exquisite scent derived from rare and expensive ingredients like jasmine and May rose. Workers harvest the flowers used in Chanel No. 5 by hand in the Grasse region of France, and it takes thousands of blooms to produce just a small amount of essential oil!
Or you can simply take a nice bath once in a while to smell good! Just keeping it cheap (er!).
The second in the list is King Cobra venom! The king is rightly feared for its lethal effects and it is also revered in the medical community for its applications!
The proteins found in this venom are being studied for their ability to treat severe pain and even to kill certain cancer cells, making it a key substance in medical research.
The process of extracting venom from a King Cobra is fraught with danger, requiring expert handlers who can ensure the safety of both the snake and themselves. The venom’s rarity, combined with the high risk and the specialized skill set required for extraction, significantly contributes to its exorbitant price!
Yes, I know! You want to know the first! Well it is a scorpion! The Deathstalker Scorpion Venom tops the charts as the most expensive liquid, priced at an astounding $39 million per gallon.
The cost of scorpion venom reflects its rarity and the laborious process involved in its collection. Each scorpion produces only a tiny amount of venom, which must be extracted without harming the creature. Moreover, the venom’s complex composition of proteins and peptides makes it a key ingredient in innovative medical research, driving up its value due to the high demand in pharmaceutical development.
You need trained specialists to collect scorpion venom using either mechanical stimulation or mild electrical shocks to induce the scorpion to release venom!
Handlers must execute this method with precision to ensure their safety and minimize distress to the scorpions. They then carefully extract the venom and store it under stringent conditions to preserve its bioactive compounds!
But remember that, even if it is not in the top five, blood is still in the top ten and every drop is precious! Precious also are the memories associated with old movies!
One such movie was Roja which reminds me of Arvind Swamy!
Shubh ratri!
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