KENNEDY NEWS & MEDIA
The ‘rock’ or the more apt term ‘agate’ was recovered from the Rio Grande do Sul region of Brazil by gemologist Lucas Fassari, 33, in November 2020.
Mike Bowers of California, who is the current owner of the sweet piece, posted a video of himself opening the unassuming rock on Jan. 16, and the internet went wild! Why? Well, the rock looks eerily similar to the famous blue man himself — Cookie Monster.
The video begins with Bowers holding what looks to be a dull stone. But when he splits it open, the viewer is dazzled with blue quartz crystals topped by what looks like the wide eyes and a gaping smile of the beloved cookie munching monster.
“I think this is probably the most perfect Cookie Monster out there,” Bowers told Kennedy News. “I have seen others but here you have it complete on both sides.”
He added, “This is very unusual. There are a few famous agates out there: the owl, the scared face. There are many approximate ones but it is rare to find one so well defined like this.”
Bowers told the outlet that he was offered over $10,000 “by five different buyers” for the agate.
My kind of news day:
"Geologist Finds Rare Formation Inside Rock That Looks Exactly Like Cookie Monster on Sesame Street" pic.twitter.com/rKftbLw804
— Dr. Jacqueline Antonovich (@jackiantonovich) January 23, 2021
With all the media attention…obviously Cookie Monster took to Twitter to make a comment:
Me no geologist, but me think dat rock look a lot like me… https://t.co/444KeOrAbi
— Cookie Monster (@MeCookieMonster) January 25, 2021
There is no doubt that the rock will end up selling for well over $10,000 — especially with all of this media hype! I mean, if you are in to rocks…this is a pretty cool piece!