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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (95820)4/24/2003 5:42:07 AM
From: Noel de Leon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
130 lbs?
A 10 cm diameter ball of Plutonium weighs about 10 kg or 22 lb. 3.14159/6x10^3x19.816=10367 grams.
A baseball size ball of Plutonium(d=3") would weigh about 4.377 kg or about 9.6 lb.
You wouldn't want to transport it as a single ball. It would heat up quite a bit and perhaps explode soon after assembly.