Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago

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I recently posted a video about what happens to catalytic converters after they are stolen. In the comments to that video someone shared a link to a video about mining the debris on the side of the highway for platinum. He actually found some! Could mining the side of the highway be the next gold rush?

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