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Ang kanilang hinala, isa itong meteorite na milyones ang halaga?!
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Ang kanilang hinala, isa itong meteorite na milyones ang halaga?!
Panoorin ang video. #KMJS
'Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho' is GMA Network's highest-rating magazine show. Hosted by the country's most awarded broadcast journalist Jessica Soho, it features stories on food, urban legends, trends, and pop culture. 'KMJS' airs every Sunday, 8:20 PM on GMA Network. Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes. #KMJS
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00:00A construction worker picked up a big stone that was believed to be sold for a high price.
00:12This stone is said to have electricity.
00:16What kind of stone is this?
00:19The stones from the area that falls to the ground or what is called meteorite
00:27Because it's hard to find, some people sell it for a high price.
00:33And once upon a time, there was a man who picked up a big stone that he thought to be a meteorite.
00:40This video is a receipt.
00:44Guys, this is a stone.
00:47How many times do I have to connect it to a magnet?
00:50The giant rock is held by a magnet.
00:54I'll connect it to a magnet.
00:56And the most amazing thing here is that it also has electricity.
01:02When he spread the wire connected to the magnet on the first stone, it didn't light up.
01:10But when he connected it to the meteorite that he thought to be a meteorite, the magnet lit up.
01:19That's why he had a bright idea that maybe what he picked up was really a meteorite.
01:25When I lit it up, many people came here and they said that their neighbors told them to light it up.
01:33Is this really a meteorite?
01:35It really lit up. It really lit up. It's a meteorite.
01:42I feel like I'm getting goosebumps because I can't believe it.
01:46I'm shocked. I've never seen a meteorite like this before.
01:52If it's a confirmed meteorite, how much is the price?
01:56It's amazing how valuable it is.
01:59It's worth a trillion.
02:00The value, well, it can run at the lowest price, $1 per gram.
02:04The most valuable meteorite can reach up to $30,000 per gram.
02:08The Philippine Peso, well, 1.5 million per gram.
02:15Here in Quezon City, the former construction worker, Enrico, is working.
02:20I just covered it with aluminum foil and cardboard.
02:23This is a big stone.
02:25I doubled it so that it won't get wet.
02:28It's not a magnet, but it's like a fire.
02:31It has holes so that the fire can pass through while it's still in the air.
02:39In 2017, Enrico started to get interested in the stones he was collecting.
02:45But compared to other stones in his collection, this one is almost triple in size.
02:51I'll measure it.
02:52The width is around 40 cm.
02:55The length is only 60 cm.
02:57The thickness is 18 cm.
02:59And even if it's possible that this stone is of great value,
03:03Enrico is not afraid that it will be easily stolen.
03:07Because it's very heavy.
03:107, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
03:22I didn't expect that they can't carry the stones.
03:26If only four of us can carry it, it will be very difficult for us.
03:30Be careful.
03:36According to our weight, this stone weighs 192 kg.
03:41He also noticed that...
03:43It's like it's moving.
03:45If the stone moves, it will also get wet.
03:52But what really makes it strong inside is that it's a possible meteorite.
03:57It's also strong in magnet.
03:59This is the magnet that will be the base when the stone is a meteorite.
04:05And more than half of it moved.
04:07It's like it has electricity.
04:10Let's go.
04:11The wire of the bulb.
04:13First, Enrico will attach it to another stone.
04:16This is an ordinary stone.
04:18We will try if it will light up.
04:20This is our ECDC light.
04:23It won't light up.
04:25This is also an ordinary stone.
04:27Maybe it will light up.
04:30No, it won't.
04:31But when he attached the wire to the giant stone...
04:35We will try if it will light up.
04:40It lighted up.
04:42We won't attach it too much.
04:45It still lighted up.
04:47This stone is a conductive iron.
04:49When I attached it, it's a meteorite of nickel-iron.
04:52Because the stone and the iron will mix.
04:57And if this is a meteorite, Enrico said it's a jackpot.
05:01According to his online research,
05:04the value of it is amazing.
05:08The value of it, based on what I've seen, is 400 to 500 dollars per gram.
05:14And if the stone weighs 200 kilos,
05:17the value of it is...
05:20There's a trillion.
05:22Is this what will change Enrico's life?
05:32Enrico was a former construction worker in Las Piñas.
05:36Until 2022, he was seen at a construction site.
05:41I was seen at the side of the road where there's a tree.
05:45There's a stone of a different color.
05:49I was shocked because the stone was so big.
05:52I attached a magnet and it magnetized.
05:57I thought that there's a possibility that it's a meteorite.
06:01I said, I'll get the stone.
06:04Within two years, he carefully hid the stone.
06:09He carefully hid the stone in his house,
06:12while he was trying to find out what it is.
06:15And during that time, many people became interested.
06:19Some people started to fight.
06:22More than half a kilo of tapioca was found there.
06:25They asked for a sample and they'll send it to other countries.
06:28They don't feel anything anymore.
06:30If it's a possible stone,
06:32it can be bought in other countries,
06:35if it's found there.
06:37If it can really be sold,
06:39maybe I can earn a living.
06:42I can also help those in need.
06:46In 2019,
06:48KMJS also found a meteorite
06:54that was picked up by three farmers in Bungabong, Oriental Mindoro.
06:59They sold it for P580,000.
07:04But when they found out that the meteorite is a chondrite meteorite,
07:10the price reached P8 million.
07:14The part of the meteorite called Orconuma meteorite
07:19is now on display in the National Geological and Paleontological Collections of the National Museum.
07:26Meanwhile, to prove that a stone can illuminate a bulb,
07:31we tested it again using another bulb.
07:35There's no light.
07:36Just like the one before, it's lighting up.
07:38Will it light up again?
07:40We'll make it light up again with the meteorite we brought,
07:44just like the one that lit up in the ECDC.
07:50We also tested it with the meteorite collector, Allen,
07:55who has been collecting and testing meteorites for two decades.
08:00It's a good sign that we're heading in the right direction,
08:05that it's a meteorite.
08:11Based on the megascopic examination,
08:17Is another meteorite the accident that was discovered here in the Philippines?
08:27Coming up next!
08:31The former construction worker, Enrico,
08:34was struck by a stony object.
08:37The magnet attached to it.
08:39It's connecting to the magnet.
08:41And the bulb lights up when its wire is attached.
08:48He suspected that the stone is a meteorite made of nickel iron.
08:54To confirm, the stone will be tested again.
09:01This is a 220 light bulb.
09:04Will it light up?
09:05It's different because it doesn't have a DC.
09:09It's just easy.
09:10It doesn't have a battery.
09:11The 220 light bulb is just a current.
09:14If we put it in an ordinary stone,
09:18if it really lights up,
09:24it won't light up.
09:26If we light it up with the meteorite that we brought,
09:30just like the one that lit up in the ACDC,
09:35it really doesn't light up.
09:37We also tested it on the meteorite collector, Allen,
09:42who has been collecting and testing meteorites for two decades.
09:48Because of its gravity,
09:50and my father said that it's connected to a magnet,
09:54it means that it's made of nickel iron.
09:57Usually, meteorites are made of nickel iron.
10:01It's a good sign that we're heading in the right direction,
10:06that it's a meteorite.
10:08Its value, well, it can run at the lowest price, $1 per gram.
10:12The most expensive meteorites reach $30,000 per gram.
10:16Philippine Pesos, well, $1.5 million per gram.
10:19We then tested the stone with a geologist,
10:23or an expert on stones.
10:25He put it under a megascopic test.
10:29The characteristics of meteorites, especially the visual characteristics,
10:33this is the burnt surface of meteorites when it enters the atmosphere.
10:37The second is the density, it's very heavy compared to terrestrial rocks.
10:42If the stone claimed is iron meteorite,
10:44the material is usually conductive.
10:48We also look at the regma glyphs,
10:50or the thumbprint-like features on the surface of meteorites,
10:54because it's sculpted by air when it enters the atmosphere.
10:59Based on the megascopic examination that I did,
11:08the chance that this is a meteorite is low.
11:13We don't see any aerodynamic features
11:16that are typically seen in meteorites.
11:18There are no regma glyphs that are typical of iron meteorites.
11:21Though it's metallic, it doesn't have that feature.
11:24And we also don't see other features like the fusion crust or the flow lines.
11:30Based on my meteorite collections,
11:32this stone is not a meteorite.
11:34Based on our investigation, we saw that there are vesicles.
11:37This is not common in meteorites,
11:39because in space, we usually have a vacuum.
11:41There is no opportunity for an air bubble to form.
11:44But how does a stone light up a vesicle?
11:49It's an emergency light.
11:50In ordinary stones, it doesn't light up.
11:53Where does a stone not light up?
11:55Like this?
11:56Yes.
11:59It's not magnetic.
12:01If a stone is not magnetic,
12:04most probably, the metal content of the specimen is low.
12:09And based on the physical appearance of this stone,
12:12it has a metallic external feature.
12:15So we can see that it looks like steel.
12:18If it's steel, it means that the material is conductive.
12:23Most probably, the stone has a built-in battery inside.
12:26That's why it's the one that connects the current.
12:30And this stone is only used for the transfer of electric current.
12:34The stone that Enrico saw is possibly an industrial slag.
12:40This is the waste that is produced in the manufacture of metals.
12:44That's why it's magnetic and can also transfer electrical current.
12:49Since it's considered as a waste in the industry,
12:52this kind of volume typically has no market value.
12:56Not all meteorites have the same price.
12:59Some are expensive, while others are cheap.
13:02This is because of the scientific significance
13:04or the story that is included here.
13:06Let us be responsible if we are looking for a stone
13:09and it's easily found.
13:11The business of meteorites is not different from relo
13:14and other things that can be scammed.
13:16There are a lot of scammers online.
13:18It's important to research the background of the dealers that we buy from.
13:23It's okay.
13:25That's the result of Sir's check.
13:29We will accept that it's not a meteorite.
13:33It's just a collection.
13:35It's just a souvenir.
13:40The lucky one is the one who can pick up stones from the sky.
13:44But sometimes,
13:47the money that we think is money turns out to be stones.
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