THE ODDS OF
FINDING A PEARL
THE LONGEST LIST OF THE LONGEST STUFF AT THE LONGEST DOMAIN NAME AT LONG LAST

What are the odds of finding a pearl?

0.008%

The next time you decide to go out pearl hunting keep in mind that you'll need to shuck a lot of oysters before you find that pearl.

The odds that an oyster will hold a pearl are 1 in 12,000 and if you are an expert shucker it should take you about 17 hours of non-stop shucking.

Now if you are feeling really lucky you can try Quahog clams which produce an incredibly rare purple pearl.

The odds of finding the rare purple pearl in a Quahog clam is 1 in 100,000 and only 1 in 20 are gem quality.

Quahog Pearl

 

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