On 4/17/2013 3:01 AM, Gunner Asch wrote:
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I dont have a clue as to what the bar weighs. ...

SS ~ 0.3 lb/in^3 so say it's 1/3...

3[.14](5/8)^2*53/3 -- 25/64*53 ~ 25/65*53 -- 5/13*53 ~ 5/13*52 -- ~20 lb

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