• Sabata
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    554 months ago

    2/10 Prize 8/10 Prize if delivery is included

    I can put it in the front yard, spray paint it gold, and start a neighborhood cult around The Cube.

    • Sippy Cup
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      174 months ago

      You ain’t putting it anywhere. It’s getting delivered and staying where they put it.

      A single 5 foot cube of tungsten would weigh about as much as an above average sized single family home.

      • Sabata
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        74 months ago

        I assume dumped on the yard would be the only delivery option.

        • @Quadhammer
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          44 months ago

          Lol it looks even a decent forklift maxes out at 70k lbs

    • @Jiggle_Physics
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      4 months ago

      That cube would be in the neighborhood of 1 million dollars of tungsten

        • @Jiggle_Physics
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          24 months ago

          I mean, I can only estimate it’s size from the person standing next to it. From there I can use that estimate to get the volume of the cube, then the weight, then look up the cost by weight right now and apply the average.

          So it would be somewhere around 1mm by weight.

        • @Alwaysnownevernotme
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          14 months ago

          By weight probably, for it to be a perfectly symmetrical cube would likely cost you double that.

      • Sabata
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        24 months ago

        I’m betting I got it a few months before someone can gather the equipment to steal it. It would have outlived its novelty and likely be a burden at that point. If the cult works out The Cube should be self sufficient and could even become a profitable local attraction.

        • @chaogomu
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          34 months ago

          A tungsten cube that size would weigh a fuckload.

          To just deliver it would be an undertaking. There will be roads between you and the where ever this came from that are not rated for that weight.

          You may need a specialized truck just to move it, and a crane to get it on and off said truck…

          • Sabata
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            54 months ago

            If they won’t deliver The Cube at their expense, they should have given out a more reasonable prize.

            • @[email protected]
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              54 months ago

              It’s a challenge prize.
              “Oh you think you won The Cube? Then come and get it”.

              Then three months later a new person wins The Cube.