[TheForge] Rust-resistance: Iron Pillar of Delhi

Sat Oct 4 23:22:00 2003

Pretty cool pictures, I knew that I had seen that before.
Below is a modern project, but 'way worthy' of note.
http://www.maitreyaproject.org/
Maitreya Project's 500ft / 152m bronze statue will be built at Kushinagar,
Uttar Pradesh in northern India.
http://www.maitreyaproject.org/nav/index.html  (Engineering Challanges)

dave m

> Let's try this again... I sent this a couple of days ago but it never
appeared
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> >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
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> 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
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> Dick M. Snow ([email protected])
> Datalytics, Incorporated
> Efland, NC
>