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RE: depleted uranium

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Subject: RE: depleted uranium
From: "Smith, Simon-Pierre" <Simon-Pierre.Smith@PSS.Boeing.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 07:34:56 -0700
If I had to guess I'd say crank balance plugs.  If there isn't enough meat to 
remove weight from the heavy side, you add weight to the light side.  You need 
something denser than steel.  Poor people like us use tungsten I think.  I'd 
also guess the uranium isn't strong enough to use as a plain plug, so a capsule 
or chamber of some sort would be required, same as if you used lead.

Simon-Pierre Smith

> ----------
> From:         Doug Anderson[SMTP:boogiewoogie12@hotmail.com]
> 
> WEIGHT BALLAST....
> 
>       -PROLLY PLACED AS LOW TO THE GROUND AS THEY CAN GET IT?
> 
> BECAUSE THE STUFF IS HEAVIER THAN HELL FOR THE AMOUNT OF SPACE NEEDED TO 
> CONTAIN IT ?
> 
> 
> I recently read that, in addition to other materials, F1 cars use depleted 
> uranium. Does anyone know how/where this material is used?
> 
> 
> Dan Warner

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