Episode 397
Gus the T-Rex: The Ultimate Billionaire Bling!
A T-Rex named Gus just sold for a jaw-dropping $50.1 million! Yup, you heard that right—dino bones are the new gold! But here’s the kicker: the mystery buyer is keeping their identity under wraps, which has us all wondering if it's a billionaire with a new home accessory between their wine cellar and pickleball court. Haystack dives into the bizarre reality of how this ancient beast, which could teach us about our planet's past, is now just another flashy piece of decor for someone who probably thinks science is just “meh.” It’s a wild ride through the world of prehistoric bling and the hilarity of human priorities—so grab a snack and get ready to laugh at the absurdity of it all!
Takeaways:
- A T-Rex named Gus just sold for a whopping $50.1 million at auction, wow!
- Gus isn't going to some museum but chilling in a billionaire's house!
- Scientists are crying as a dinosaur skeleton goes from study to a fancy foyer!
- Imagine a T-Rex between a hot tub and a pickleball court, pure chaos!
- Billionaires want cool stuff, but a $50 million dino is a bit much, right?
- Haystack's take on Gus shows the wild world of rich folks and their dino dreams!
Transcript
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Speaker A:And a T Rex named Gus has sold at an auction for $50.1 million.
Speaker A:And they're not disclosing who bought it.
Speaker A:It's apparently an individual.
Speaker A:But I can guess.
Speaker A:I'm a real rich guy.
Speaker A:I love dinosaurs.
Speaker A:There's a Tyrannosaurus Rex that I can afford.
Speaker A:He won't be in a museum.
Speaker A:He'll be sure I'm spending my millions on some dinosaur bones.
Speaker A:Dinosaur bones.
Speaker A:I wanna own dinosaur bones.
Speaker A:Dinosaur bones.
Speaker A:Yes.
Speaker A:That was $50.1 million.
Speaker A:$50 Million bones.
Speaker A:Not bones made of gold.
Speaker A:Not bones.
Speaker A:Bone shaped gold bar.
Speaker A:No bones.
Speaker A:Not, not bones that come with super bowl tickets.
Speaker A:Just dinosaur bones.
Speaker A:Regular bones.
Speaker A:Gus is 67 million million years old and about 38ft long, 12 and a half feet tall.
Speaker A:Was found in South Dakota.
Speaker A:Somehow this prehistoric murder chicken is worth more than an NBA roster.
Speaker A:And now paleontologists are worried because Gus was bought again by a mystery bidder.
Speaker A:So one of the biggest T Rex skeletons that's ever been found is going to end up in some billionaire's house between the wine cellar and the pickleball court.
Speaker A:And that's what's kind of insane here.
Speaker A:A museum looks at this fossil and goes, this could teach humanity about Earth's ancient past.
Speaker A:And a billionaire looks at it and says that would look sick next to my hot tub.
Speaker A:And I get wanting cool stuff.
Speaker A:I mean I've bought really stupid things at 2am but my dumb purchases are usually phone chargers and hats.
Speaker A:Not a 50 million dollar dinosaur that scientists are begging to study.
Speaker A:Kind of sad to see science lose to a foyer.
