[TheForge] Rust-resistance: Iron Pillar of Delhi

Sat Oct 4 19:46:02 2003

Let's try this again... I sent this a couple of days ago but it never appeared

>You've all heard about the 6-ton iron pillar in Delhi that hasn't
>rusted in 1600 years?  I googled it for an exchange on Usenet (someone
>claimed it was in Iraq).  Seems they've figured out why it is so rust
>resistant.
>
>     http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=12824

Here's are some pictures:
http://www.boloji.com/places/00410.htm
http://falundafa-newengland.org/MA/science/iron_pillar.htm
http://jarny.smugmug.com/gallery/18259/4/620487   (page 5, pictures 1&2)
http://www.unveilindia.com/ASP_Thumbs.asp?st=Delhi&rec1=0

Dick M. Snow ([email protected])
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Efland, NC