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Posted: 6/17/2023 11:31:36 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: i'd take an inch and a half guardrail nut machined from tungsten so i can throw it on a loop of 550 cord.  Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I'd take a bunch of tungsten for Father's Day but only in the form of fishing weights. Get a 1" or 1 1/2" ball and make a monkey fist. 
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Posted: 6/17/2023 11:37:41 AM EST
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@MDI
What is the purpose of having a tungsten cube? A paperweight? I gave my manager a piece of 1.250" diameter tungsten because he thought it was cool to have. I guess that is a good a reason as any. |
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Posted: 6/17/2023 11:43:26 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Holy shit! My wife does that. And refuses to listen how it does not make the house heat up faster. No matter how many times it's been explained to her by numerous people. Same with the vehicle. Crank up everything full blast until it feels like an air fryer. OP, have your wife buy a titanium cage for it, and you will have a 21st century pet rock. |
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Posted: 6/17/2023 12:25:10 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Dude your wife is right. Could be lead or mixture of pot metals that's the same density. This , in theory they could have counterfeited it using :gold, or mercury (and some Other metal to lighten it maybe copper), . But it would Be much cheaper to just use tungsten. Oops, I thought mercury was denser than tungsten. I was wrong. Potentially osmium but cost becomes an issue. |
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Posted: 6/17/2023 12:28:29 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How close are you to salt lake? I could xray it The cube resides in my office in salt lake. |
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Posted: 6/17/2023 12:32:49 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @MDI What is the purpose of having a tungsten cube? A paperweight? I gave my manager a piece of 1.250" diameter tungsten because he thought it was cool to have. I guess that is a good a reason as any. Yes. I’ve always been a fan of leather, cool gadgets, finely machined metal stuff, etc. |
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Posted: 6/17/2023 1:17:33 PM EST
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Do you have a geiger counter by chance?
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Posted: 6/17/2023 1:44:03 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Actually he is quite right. Lead is heavier than W so a combination of Pb and lighter metals will have the same mass as a W cube of the same dimensions. "Common metals in pot metal include zinc, lead, copper, tin, magnesium, aluminium, iron, and cadmium. The primary advantage of pot metal is that it is quick and easy to cast."  You should probably look up the density of lead. |
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Posted: 6/17/2023 1:53:25 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Do you have a geiger counter by chance? Oh wait... I don't. 
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Posted: 6/17/2023 2:40:40 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How close are you to salt lake? I could xray it Do you work for an aerospace manufacturer in Ogden? |
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Posted: 6/17/2023 2:59:23 PM EST
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Why on earth do men argue with their wives over such trivial things? What do you expect to accomplish? Let her do what she wants if it isn't dangerous or fattening.
Geez, stop majoring on the minor issues. |
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Posted: 6/17/2023 3:08:05 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Do you work for an aerospace manufacturer in Ogden? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: How close are you to salt lake? I could xray it Do you work for an aerospace manufacturer in Ogden? Negative |
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Posted: 6/17/2023 4:47:57 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Actually he is quite right. Lead is heavier than W so a combination of Pb and lighter metals will have the same mass as a W cube of the same dimensions. "Common metals in pot metal include zinc, lead, copper, tin, magnesium, aluminium, iron, and cadmium. The primary advantage of pot metal is that it is quick and easy to cast." Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Dude your wife is right. Could be lead or mixture of pot metals that's the same density. Quoted: I'm not sure you know what density is. No, I take that back. I'm sure you don't know what density is. Actually he is quite right. Lead is heavier than W so a combination of Pb and lighter metals will have the same mass as a W cube of the same dimensions. "Common metals in pot metal include zinc, lead, copper, tin, magnesium, aluminium, iron, and cadmium. The primary advantage of pot metal is that it is quick and easy to cast." You are mistaken. Tungsten is about 1.75x the density of lead. No combination of the metals you listed will simulate the density of tungsten. |
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Posted: 6/17/2023 4:50:30 PM EST
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Damn now I want a Tungsten cube. Where we buying them at?
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Posted: 6/17/2023 4:52:20 PM EST
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Could be tungsten plated gold. Those Chinese will fake anything.
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Posted: 6/17/2023 5:41:07 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It's been a few years, but I recall it being on the order of $50,000. The delivery guys were like: "WTF is this stuff?" because it came on a 1/4-sized pallet and was only 4" tall; I think the scrap value was enormous as well - ~$7/lb for what amounted to a little cup full of tungsten dust/shavings. |
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Posted: 6/17/2023 5:49:46 PM EST
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I have always wanted one of those fake gold bars made of tungsten, would make a neat conversation piece on my coffee table.
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Posted: 6/17/2023 5:52:12 PM EST
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Quoted: Here is my original thread. Thread She keeps saying she bought some tungsten rings one time that turned out to be fake. I told her I know my cube is real because of how much it weighs in relation to its size. A 1.5 inch tungsten cube will weigh what it weighs NO MATTER WHAT. She keeps saying that it might be tungsten on the outside but something cheap in the inside. SHE CAN’T GRASP THAT ISN’T POSSIBLE. If it was something else cheaper on the inside it would WEIGH LESS than it’s supposed to weigh. And I have weighed the damn thing. Lol it’s not that hard. You talkin lots of shit here ehh? What exactly did you tell your wife? Huuuhhhh???? |
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Posted: 6/17/2023 6:27:25 PM EST
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It is the density of Tungsten that makes it part of Project Thor I believe.
"Rods of God" Get some mother fuckers. |
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Posted: 6/18/2023 6:57:44 AM EST
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Quote HistoryMy mistake |
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