Dan Minette wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Julia Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 5:44 PM
> Subject: Re: 33lb's of uranium
>
> > The Fool wrote:
> > >
> > > http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=topnews&StoryID=1508708
> >
> > What volume of uranium would that be, anyway?
> >
> 33 lbs sounds suspiciously like a rounding for 15 kilos. So, lets do that.
> The density of uranium is about 19 g/cc. That gives a volume of just under
> 800 cc. That would be a sphere with a radius of just under 6 cm.
Thanks. I know how big 800 cc is. That gives me a good feel for the
size of it.
Julia
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