The woman found on the beach vomiting whale that she could make over a quarter million dollars

49-year-old Siriporn Nimrin, a resident of the Thai province of Nakhon si Thammarat, walking along the beach found near his home nearly 7 pounds whale ambergris. This wastes whale is highly valued in perfumery, so the discovery has been estimated at about 260 thousand dollars.

A resident of Thailand Siriporn Niami't believe his luck when he found on the shore near his house whale ambergris — waste digestion whale, which is highly valued by perfumers. Walking along the shore after a storm in search of shellfish, she saw a huge piece of wax-like substances thrown out by the sea. It smelled like fresh fish, and Siriporn decided to take him home, hoping to help him a little.

The woman consulted with the neighbors, asking them about his discovery, and was surprised to learn that she fell into the hands of ambergris — very expensive whale burp.

The length of the piece of amber is about 60 centimeters, the length is about 30 inches and weighs nearly 7 pounds. According to experts, its price on the market today — just over 260 thousand dollars (about 19 million).

To check whether this is amber, the villagers set fire to it. The substance began to melt, but after heating it again hardened is — as it should be the smell. Now Siriporn waiting for experts, who finally confirmed the authenticity of the amber.

Amber — waste from the digestive activities of the whale. It is formed when bile flows into the intestine, increasing the secretion, so that through the gastrointestinal tract could go sharp or large object. After that, the whales burp become unnecessary mucus that dries rises to the surface of the water and drifts on the ocean.

Fresh ambergris smells very unpleasant, but once dry, it becomes a persistent sweet scent, to whom she owes interest on the part of the perfumers.

In April of 2016, piece of ambergris weighing about 2 pounds, was found in Lancashire sold for 65 thousand dollars. In November of the same year, three fishermen from Oman caught in the sea 80-pound piece of ambergris and sold it for $ 2.5 million. In the Thai province of Nakhon si Thammarat where he lives Siriporn, people also sometimes found amber — currents in the South China sea washes the shores of the province, persecute them everything that floats on the surface of the ocean.