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It would have been much harder to fabricate, but tungsten would be the ideal cover for this as it's almost the exact same density as gold. It's often used in fa
by extraduder_ire 3y ago
It would have been much harder to fabricate, but tungsten would be the ideal cover for this as it's almost the exact same density as gold. It's often used in fake gold bars even, where tungsten rods or slugs are cast into a bar in a way that's undetectable without either breaking it open or using a ultrasound technique.
I think tungsten carbide is less dense though, so making fake drill bits wouldn't work.
- ryandrake 3y agoYou could make fake bucking bars, commonly used in metalworking. The whole point of them is to be small enough to fit in your hand but dense enough to backstop a rivet gun, so they are very heavy for their size. Perfect form factor for gold bars, too.
- ratg13 3y agoIt doesn’t matter if it’s gold, tungsten, or lead.. the x-ray can’t see through it. If the x-ray can’t see through it, it’s going to get inspected as a possible place where drugs are being smuggled.