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To: IngotWeTrust who wrote (77870)	10/2/2001 9:55:46 PM
From: Andrew	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 116758

<hollowed Krugs filled with titanium would pass that weight test...check the proximity of their specific gravity if you have any doubts.> I did - and you are wrong. Titanium is far too light - it has a specific gravity of 4.507 while gold is 19.300: webelements.com webelements.com Perhaps you were thinking of a different heavy metal.

To: IngotWeTrust who wrote (77870)	10/2/2001 10:32:13 PM
From: Alex	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116758

<<Mr Smith is taking Dollars 340 as his initial target on a three-month view. He argues that the attacks on the US were the start of the drama not the climax; and that the reaction has yet to begin, both in the real world and in the gold market. "Fear is out of the box. Risk dominates reward. Welcome (back) to the 1960s and 1970s," he said.>> globalarchive.ft.com

To: IngotWeTrust who wrote (77870)	10/3/2001 12:06:37 AM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116758

<<So, yes, you saw a weighing device. However, hollowed Krugs filled with titanium would pass that weight test...check the proximity of their specific gravity if you have any doubts. >> Difference could be picked up with accurate measuring instruments - IMHO maybe even an educated hand.(4.3X) matl weight cu in/lbs cu ft/lbs ti 0.1621 280.1 au 0.6969 1204.3 source - Machinery's Hand Book #23