"Al Dykes" wrote in message
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Tim Wescott wrote:
John Sefton wrote:

"Ignoramus20427" wrote in message
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On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:27:17 GMT, Bruce W.1

wrote:

I've read that depleted uranium is six times as dense as lead. It
would
be nifty to have a chunk of it, that is if it's not radioactive.

only 1.5 times heavier.



30 years ago the Toronto Science Museum had a brick-sized chunk of DU
on display under a plexiglass dome. The dome had a hole for your hand
and you could lift the brick. impressive heft.

A standard brick has a volume of about 1 liter, so your DU brick weighed 19
kilograms.