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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 (Vegetabilisch = chaotisch is der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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To: Doctor Stochastic

Pardon me, but it appears that you've computed the mass of a sphere with a 30m radius, not a 30m diameter...unless perhaps I'm missing something? Volume is 4/3rds pi*(r^3), yes?


66 posted on 02/10/2005 1:47:27 PM PST by Oberon (What does it take to make government shrink?)
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