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Sewing machines, red mercury, Saudi Arabia by Fussbett 04/18/2009, 2:22am PDT
There isn't much I understand about this story, but we've had a lot of sewing machine mentions here lately, so why not:

Sewing machine hoax hits S Arabia



Saudi police say they are investigating a hoax that has seen people rushing to buy old-fashioned sewing machines for up to $50,000 (£33,500).

The Singer sewing machines are said to contain traces of red mercury, a substance that may not exist.

But it is widely thought that it can be used to find treasure, ward off evil spirits or even make nuclear bombs.

It is believed that tiny amounts can sell for millions of dollars, the Saudi Gazette reported.

The paper said that trade in the sewing machines was brisk across the country.

Rumours about the sewing machines have been spreading for days by word of mouth and over the internet, it said.

These included rumours that foreign experts and companies had been buying up Singers.

In Dhulum, it was reported that people had broken into two tailors' shops to steal the machines.

In the city of Madina, people were holding mobile phones up to the machines, due to the belief that they could be used to detect the presence of red mercury.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7999168.stm
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Sewing machines, red mercury, Saudi Arabia by Fussbett 04/18/2009, 2:22am PDT NEW
    HAHA will people ever stop believing in magic?! NT by kill them like cockroaches 04/18/2009, 3:52am PDT NEW
    Did the BBC misspell Medina? NT by Creexuls, a monster >:3 04/18/2009, 4:34am PDT NEW
    I believed this when I read it on Digg. by Quétinbec 04/19/2009, 2:34pm PDT NEW
        you ebayed a sewing machine but you didn't even take advantage of stupid koranim by Weyoun Voidbringer 04/19/2009, 3:36pm PDT NEW
            Re: you ebayed a sewing machine but you didn't even take advantage of stupid kor by Quétinbec 04/19/2009, 5:03pm PDT NEW
 
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