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I was wondering if the "uranium screw" was referring to the Demon Core -- two hemispherical domes that Louis Slotin was holding apart with a screwdriver. Then I remembered the Demon Core was plutonium, not uranium. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.48.119|173.245.48.119]] 06:49, 16 January 2015 (UTC) | I was wondering if the "uranium screw" was referring to the Demon Core -- two hemispherical domes that Louis Slotin was holding apart with a screwdriver. Then I remembered the Demon Core was plutonium, not uranium. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.48.119|173.245.48.119]] 06:49, 16 January 2015 (UTC) | ||
− | There are ferrous alloys containing (depleted, of course ;-) uranium for "increase[d] toughness and strength". | + | There are ferrous alloys containing (depleted, of course ;-) uranium for "increase[d] toughness and strength". Cf. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrouranium. [[User:Knob creek|Knob creek]] ([[User talk:Knob creek|talk]]) 09:21, 16 January 2015 (UTC) |
I think the be was going for apple's pentalobe screw with the 5 pointed star {{unsigned ip|108.162.238.162}} | I think the be was going for apple's pentalobe screw with the 5 pointed star {{unsigned ip|108.162.238.162}} |