[Rockhounds] OT: Death Rays and melting stones

[Nick & Brenda Van Dyke]

relgion, superstitions...why have a gold and diamond ring when lead would
work?

On 11/9/07, Alan Silverstein <ajs at frii.com> wrote:
>
> > 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
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