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Carbon dating kidney stones - Science and brainteaser with Jacinta Bowler
Manage episode 438426347 series 2902253
How do you carbon date a kidney stone, and how can you avoid one?Brainteaser (answer in the audio):I have two cylinders that seem identical: they are the same size and weight and painted the samecolour.
But one is hollow and made of heavy brass, while the other is solid and made of lighter aluminium.Neither of them floats in water.
How can I tell the cylinders apart without damaging them? For more of the latest science news, look for the science section on the ABC News website and sign up to a weekly email newsletter.
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Manage episode 438426347 series 2902253
How do you carbon date a kidney stone, and how can you avoid one?Brainteaser (answer in the audio):I have two cylinders that seem identical: they are the same size and weight and painted the samecolour.
But one is hollow and made of heavy brass, while the other is solid and made of lighter aluminium.Neither of them floats in water.
How can I tell the cylinders apart without damaging them? For more of the latest science news, look for the science section on the ABC News website and sign up to a weekly email newsletter.
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