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		bhickey 66 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Germany and Italy pressed to bring $245B of gold h... Density, conductivity, x-ray. Density alone won't rule out bars that are spiked with tungsten.

amelius 66 days ago [–]

Maybe also moments of inertia?

JKCalhoun 66 days ago | | [–]

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.

quchen 66 days ago | | [–]

Fake with a layer of gold around it has the same moments of inertia.

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