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Re:Germany and Italy pressed to bring $245B of gold home fro... by bhickey on Monday June 23, 2025 @07:42AM (#44354719)
Density, conductivity, x-ray. Density alone won't rule out bars that are spiked with tungsten.
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Re:Germany and Italy pressed to bring $245B of gold home fro... by amelius on Monday June 23, 2025 @07:46AM (#44354755)
Maybe also moments of inertia?
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Re:Germany and Italy pressed to bring $245B of gold home fro... by JKCalhoun on Monday June 23, 2025 @08:01AM (#44354891)
If the metals were thoroughly combined and met the density equivalent of gold I see no reason why the moment of inertia would not also match that of gold.
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Re:Germany and Italy pressed to bring $245B of gold home fro... by quchen on Monday June 23, 2025 @08:01AM (#44354886)
Fake with a layer of gold around it has the same moments of inertia.
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