sciencoking (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

sorry, I AM RIGHT.

skorp1991 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

yes lets correct the person with a phd in chemistry...

contents99 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

you can quite easily make a nuclear bomb from household goods

sciencoking (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

uranium 238 IS radioactive!!!but it only emits alpha radiation so he probably meant that no radiation comes out of the glass...

Nygle123 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I DARE YOU TO EAT IT

borkbork007 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

See: Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I), 8 June 1977.Part III. Methods and Means of Warfare Combatant and Prisoners-Of-WarSection I. Methods and Means of WarfareArt 35. Basic rules 1, 2 and 3Also note article 36 regarding the duty of states to evaluate new weapons.

superhakujin (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I thought I'd seen YouTube comment threads filled with unsupported statements of dubious provenance before, but this thread takes the (yellow) cake.borkbork007: It appears that your statement is not yet supported by legal precedent, although this may change in the future. At best it can be said that the legality of DU weapons is under review by the UN and other international bodies.

superhakujin (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

SoNDgs: It is the depleted uranium that pierces armor; this is what the "DU" in an APFSDSDU, or armor-piercing sabot, round's name stands for. You are thinking of HEAT rounds which use shaped charges to create jets of superheated metal that pierce older types of armor.

superhakujin (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Viperxeon: depleted uranium forms highly toxic compounds and while your body 'gets rid of it', a significant percentage begins to accumulate in several vital organs if the source of exposure is not removed. It is also still radioactive,despite its 'depleted' moniker, and prolonged exposure is not recommended. Just remember, simply because something is used by the public does not mean it is safe - just look at tobacco.

superhakujin (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

supermario2100: Depleted uranium has no intrinsic armor-piercing capability, and in fact had, for the most part, been replaced in the US Army Armor Corp by tungsten penetrators by the time I got out in '01. The reason it is used is that its high density makes it useful for carrying significant kinetic energy in a small package, which is what makes sabots so deadly, and because it is widely and cheaply available as a byproduct of weapons-grade nuclear material enrichment and nuclear power