To: vannrox
A sphere of iron 30m across masses 108 kg? I think not. Dunno the specific gravity of iron, but 10800 metric tons is more like it....
Weird idea, but a crummy article.
49 posted on
02/10/2005 12:35:23 PM PST by
Little Ray
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To: Little Ray
Iron density 7874kg/m^3
Volume 30m sphere (assuming 30m is diameter): Pi/6*(30m)^3 gives Pi*4500m^3 volume.
Mass = Pi*4500m^3*7874kg/m^3 (using 355/113 for Pi) = 111,316,061kg.
This is about the weight of the Battleship Missouri (which is bigger, but hollow.)
61 posted on
02/10/2005 1:20:27 PM PST by
Doctor Stochastic
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To: Little Ray
maybe 108 kg?
87 posted on
02/10/2005 5:04:02 PM PST by
King Prout
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