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If I bought 1000 tonnes of gold bullion in Antarctica and sold it in Mexico...

If I bought 1000 tonnes of gold bullion in Antarctica and sold it in Mexico at the same price per kilogram, would I make a loss? Surely the consignment would be lighter at the equator than the poles because it is spinning faster?

Richard Byrne, Swanmore, Hampshire, UK

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