While there’s no liquid that can ultimately compare with the worth of water on our planet, in the commodity markets, certain liquids attract astronomical prices. The cost is often driven by how difficult they are to obtain, their precious medicinal uses, and sometimes their illicit nature.
Take a ride through the list of the most expensive liquids that promise to test the limit of your wallet even if you’re a top earner in any of the most prestigious, dollar-raking industries.
Liquid Paper was invented in 1956 by Bette Nesmith Graham. After IBM declined to purchase the rights to her product, she began selling it from her house and eventually sold the royalties to the Gillette Corporation in 1979 for $47.5 million.
Costing $300 per gallon, penicillin is a group of antibiotics used in treating bacterial infections. They are so expensive because their synthesis requires a natural process that can be laborious.
Nail polish may seem like a relatively simple concoction, but a lot goes into the process including dyes, pigments, adhesive polymers, and plasticizers.
Your blood would cost a fortune per gallon, up to $1500, if it were to be sold. This is not due to rarity but because safely collecting and storing blood, especially in the long term, can be expensive.