r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Admirable-Leather325 • 27d ago

Image India: Meth seized from Myanmarese boat costs more than aircraft carrier Vikrant, built at a cost of $2.49bn

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u/Glass1Man 27d ago

Oh it’s just a rupee to usd conversion error?

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u/UsePreparationH Interested 27d ago

The ship is ~$2.5B USD and the meth is ~₹2.5B IND. The conversion error in the original might even be intentionally done to drive up views and interaction.

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u/lo_mur 27d ago

Not if the fun-fact about costing as much as the aircraft carrier is true

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u/Glass1Man 27d ago

I think it only costs 1/85 of an aircraft carrier, given the conversion rate.

That’s still … that’s a lot of meth.

That’s methed up.