[Ducati] No DC, but Heavy Metal

[Bill]

Weight per cubic meter

    * Lead: 11,000 kg/m3
    * Gold: 19,000 kg/m3


Bill


At 08:38 PM 1/8/2008, you wrote:
>Hmmm - got atomic mass as 79 for gold, 80 for mercury and 82 for lead.
>Still go for magnets or glue.  How about glueing steel plates around 
>the tank and then using magnets to reposition the cameras?
>
>Stuart
>
>Bob Marren wrote:
>>At one time submarines used mercury for ballast, another no-no. 
>>Worse than lead.
>>Bob
>>
>>Bill wrote:
>>
>>>Gold is twice as dense as lead and will not corrode in salt water.
>>>The cost my be prohibitive.
>>>
>>>Bill
>>>
>>>At 03:22 PM 1/8/2008, you wrote:
>>>
>>>>Okay, no Ducati content, but a question since there seem to be a bunch of
>>>>smart people on the list!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I work at the Oregon Coast Aquarium - one of my latest projects 
>>>>is a Virtual
>>>>Aquarium, a live video link from our 250,000 middle tank to hospitals,
>>>>business, etc. instead of them having to maintain their own aquarium.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>My problem: The camera is fully submerged in about 26ft of water, and gets
>>>>bumped by divers and our 8ft sturgeon - sometimes to the point where it is
>>>>just facing a rock. There is a double plate on the bottom of it (approx
>>>>
>>>>18"x30") that I could put additional weight between to try to anchor it a
>>>>bit more.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>My questions:  is lead the best/heaviest metal that won't corrode too much?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Any suggestions would be helpful (or if anyone knows a company 
>>>>that wants to
>>>>replace their PITA aquarium with a virtual one, let me know)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>TIA.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Harlyn
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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