[TheForge] OT:

[peter fels]

On Mar 16, 2011, at 2:38 PM, ries wrote:

> I am pretty sure that Uri Hofi, the Israeli smith, uses a tool or two made from tungsten anti tank rounds he found  in the Sinai.
> I have heard that his helpers brought in some DU rounds as well, and tried to forge them, without success.
> I am not sure how radioactive they still are- 
> But I have heard that its the dust from rounds that have turned to plasma on impact that is what you have to worry about.
> If the round missed, it is still a cohesive chunk of DU, and, unless you grind it up and eat it, not anywhere near as toxic to humans.
> 
> ries
 Rates of childhood leukemia in the areas where a lot of DU ammo was used are very high already.