• youngalfred@lemm.ee
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    9 hours ago

    Looks to be about 1.5m on each side (based on 1.8m - 30cm).

    Volume of the cube:
    1.5 * 1.5 * 1.5 = 3.375m³

    Density of tungsten = 19,450kg/m³

    Mass of cube:
    3.375m³ * 19,450kg/m³ = 65,643.75kg = 65.64375 metric ton

    Price of tungsten: 6,672.78 USD/metric ton.
    (Tried to find what I thought was a reputable price)

    Price of the cube: 65.64375 mt * 6,672.78usd/mt = 438,026.30usd

    Hope that’s reasonable

    • Skyrmir@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      It’s reasonable other than the scale. Getting that much tungsten is no problem with half a million dollars. Making it into a cube would be like trying to cut steel with tools made of sharp cheddar cheese.