Guess the material game!

[MegaVovaN]

Shuttle window?

 

[Obsy]

you don't actually have such a thing, do you

 

[Bignate603]

I was going to say rhenium until I did some quick math. A solid chunk of rhenium that size would weight a ridiculous amount (74 kg) and cost an even more ridiculous amount (>$400,000). I've held a valve made from the stuff before, it wasn't nearly that big but cost over $500,000 because of the complexity and difficulty machining it. Crazy expensive...

 

[l0cke]

Part of the downed US stealth helicopter?

 

[Joseph F]

I was going to say rhenium until I did some quick math. A solid chunk of rhenium that size would weight a ridiculous amount (74 kg) and cost an even more ridiculous amount (>$400,000). I've held a valve made from the stuff before, it wasn't nearly that big but cost over $500,000 because of the complexity and difficulty machining it. Crazy expensive...

Bah, Rhenium is relatively worthless when compared to Rhodium. Rhodium fluctuates from $6000-$10,000 per ounce.

 

[Jaepheth]

I was holding a block of material earlier today that was about 12" long x 6" wide x 3" tall and it was worth almost $12,000.

Can anyone guess what it was?

To answer your question, yes. Since you did not stipulate a time limit there are orders of magnitude more guessers than possible answers. It is therefore quite possible that someone will have the ability to guess what material you were holding earlier today.

 

[AreaCode707]

Renaissance-era marble carving.

 

[Away]

Gold Member's gold member?

I love goooooooooold.

 

[SonnyDaze]

Obama's playbook for military operations?

 

[angminas]

Chobham armor. Or carbon fiber. Or a gallon of gasoline.

 

[dawp]

I know some of the boards in the equipment I work on is upwards of $50k, and that's just one board.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Nobody got it. It was a block of Vespel SP-1.

I was doing cost estimates for manufacturing certain assemblies out of this material and was marveling at how freaking expensive this stuff is.

 

[sdifox]

Nobody got it. It was a block of Vespel SP-1.

I was doing cost estimates for manufacturing certain assemblies out of this material and was marveling at how freaking expensive this stuff is.

how much would gold be?

 

[JulesMaximus]

how much would gold be?

A block of gold that size would weigh and cost quite a bit more.

 

[sdifox]

A block of gold that size would weigh and cost quite a bit more.

then your polymer is not really that expensive is it? :sneaky:

 

[JulesMaximus]

then your polymer is not really that expensive is it? :sneaky:

I thought that $12,000 for a small block of rust colored plastic was pretty expensive. I could buy a really nice motorcycle for that!

 

[sdifox]

I thought that $12,000 for a small block of rust colored plastic was pretty expensive. I could buy a really nice motorcycle for that!

I really don't get why Gold is more expensive than Palladium.

 

[JTsyo]

I really don't get why Gold is more expensive than Palladium.

Because the majority of people are idiots.

 

[sdifox]

Because the majority of people are idiots.

Now that China is in the rare earth game, this will change very soon.

 

[Cheesemoo]

The parrot handle to Mary Poppins's umbrella?

 

[alkemyst]

I was holding a block of material earlier today that was about 12" long x 6" wide x 3" tall and it was worth almost $12,000.

Can anyone guess what it was?

my cock?

 

[OCGuy]

I'm still going with Silver dildo.

 

[JulesMaximus]

my cock?

I didn't say you'd need a magnifying glass to find it. Do try to pay attention alky...

 

[Joseph F]

I didn't say you'd need a magnifying glass to find it. Do try to pay attention alky...

xD

 

[alkemyst]

I didn't say you'd need a magnifying glass to find it. Do try to pay attention alky...

12" Y0! Not everyone has a little dick jules