[Rockhounds] OT: Death Rays and melting stones

[Alan Silverstein]

> That 10 cm was a WAG, but considering the strength of gold as a
> structural material I wonder if a 1 cm thickness would be possible in
> a 3 meter disk...

But why would any smart person try to make a solid dish of the heavy,
rare metal?  I could picture something more like a wicker basket used to
support a thin layer of foil.

Alan Silverstein