On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, Tim May wrote: > Gold is malleable AND is denser than steel. > > Uranium is NOT malleable AND is denser than steel.
Incorrect. Uranium is an actinide series element. It is a hard silver almost white substance which is both malleable and ductile. Of course this does not imply you should use it as a replacement for duck tape. Also like gold it has a luster when polished. > The main reason for using DU in armor-piercing shells is the sheer > density. correct > The bomb instructions Joe provided are as accurate as most recipes in > "The Anarchist Cookbook." > > (A book my local Sheriff's Department banned in 1970.) not surprised. regards joe -- The dot.GOD Registry, Limited http://www.dot-god.com/