Monday, August 16, 2004

Swallowing Iridium

Iridium is dense. It weighs 22.42 grams/cm3 which is more than 22 times denser than water. A hunk the size of a shoebox would weigh more than 1500 pounds. What would happen is you accidentally put a pellet of Iridium in your mouth? George Lazenby made this mistake and lived to tell the tale. (Via BoingBoing)
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