World Cup :- BRAZIL v Chile
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Monday 28th June 2010
World Cup today :- BRAZIL v Chile
With the Jules Rimet Cup now in the permanent possession of Brazil after their third World Cup triumph in Mexico City in 1970, FIFA commissioned a new trophy for World Cup in 1974. A total of 53 designs were submitted to FIFA by experts from seven countries, with the final choice being the work of Italian artist Silvio Gazzaniga.
He described his creation thus: “The lines spring out from the base, rising in spirals, stretching out to receive the world. From the remarkable dynamic tensions of the compact body of the sculpture rise the figures of two athletes at the stirring moment of victory”.
The current FIFA World Cup Trophy cannot be won outright, as the regulations state that it shall remain FIFA’s own possession. The FIFA World Cup winners retain it until the next tournament and are awarded a replica, gold-plated rather than solid gold.
The new trophy is 36 cm high, made of solid 18-carat gold and weighs 6.175 kg (6175 grammes). The base contains two layers of semi-precious malachite while the bottom side of the Trophy bears the engraved year and name of each FIFA World Cup winner since 1974.
The question is :- where does FIFA World Cup gold come from?
Here the answer is:-
It comes from the Universe – In the Space!
Gold is a naturally occurring element (element symbol Au, atomic number 79), that is created in nature during supernovae explosions of type II (supernovae nucleosynthesis). It also has been created in amounts of a several atoms by nuclear transmutation, but it cannot be “created” or “destroyed” in the classical sense of chemistry.
On earth, gold is found mostly in solid form in veins in siliceous rocks. By alteration, it can be eroded and placed in form of powder, granules or nuggets in the riverbeds, and there are low concentrations of dissolved gold can also be found in the sea! (but so far, however, no one has found a way to mine this gold).
About a quarter of the world’s gold comes from South Africa. Other leading producers of the metal are the United States, Australia, Canada, China, and Russia.
See Derekscope Video BSL with handing a FIFA World Cup!
