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by lapetitejort 1545 days ago
Or you could increase the weight by using tungsten or depleted uranium.
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userbinator 1545 days ago
With the same dimensions as the one in the article, tungsten would be around 7.3lb, and DU is only slightly lighter. If it was osmium, the densest known element, it would be around 8.5lb.
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ncmncm 1544 days ago
Osmium would evaporate, slowly, and poison you while it did.

Strangely, osmium oxide is a gas.

Iridium might be the better choice.

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