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Smugglers melted and spray painted $10 million in gold to look like machine parts (www.popsci.com)
submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Go to all that work and then get found out by using shitty spray paint.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Tungsten carbide and gold are about the same density. Tungsten carbide is about 3 times as dense as iron/steel. Steel is about 3 times as dense as aluminum.

If you're expecting a steel part and come across a gold (or carbide) one, you'll know it immediately, just as you'd know a steel part from an aluminum one.