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15 April, 2002

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Carbon
Carbon Anthracite coal
Sound3D
Anthracite coal.
Source: Coal Dealer
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Price: $0.008/ounce ($250/ton)
Size: 2"
Purity: >85%
Carbon
Carbon Graphite rod from lantern battery
SoundStory
Graphite rod from lantern battery.
Source: Hardware Store
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Price: $5/battery with 4 of them
Size: 3"
Purity: >95%
Carbon
Carbon Pyrolytic graphite
Video
Pyrolytic graphite.
Source: Science Toys
Contributor: Ed Pegg Jr
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Price: $2
Size: 1"
Purity: >99%
Fluorine
Fluorine Teflon thread seal tape
3D3D
Teflon thread seal tape.
Source: Hardware Store
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Text Updated: 20 November, 2008
Price: $2
Size: 2"
Purity: 75%
Magnesium
Magnesium Camp fire starter
3D3D
Camp fire starter.
Source: Walmart
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Price: $4
Size: 3"
Purity: 97.2%
Aluminum
Aluminum 4/0 electrical wires
3D
4/0 electrical wires.
Source: Hardware Store
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Text Updated: 11 August, 2007
Price: $1/foot
Size: 1.25"
Purity: >95%
Aluminum
Aluminum Water drop blobs
3D3D
Water drop blobs.
Source: Hardware Store
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Price: $1/foot
Size: 1.25"
Purity: >95%
Silicon
Silicon Silicon wafer

Silicon wafer.
Source: The Tech Museum, San Jose, California
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Price: $20/unbroken wafer
Size: 1.5"
Purity: 99.9999%
Argon
Argon Ordinary light bulb

Ordinary light bulb.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Price: Donated
Size: 1.5"
Purity: >90%
Sample Group: Light Bulbs
Iron
Iron Steel wool

Steel wool.
Source: Hardware Store
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Price: $1
Size: 2"
Purity: >95%
Iron
Iron Rusty iron plate
Sound
Rusty iron plate.
Source: Marco's Scrap Metal
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Text Updated: 29 January, 2009
Price: $0.10/pound for scrap iron.
Size: 1.5"
Purity: >95%
Iron
Iron Precision steel micro-bearings

Precision steel micro-bearings.
Source: New England Miniature Ball Corp
Contributor: Ed Pegg Jr
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Price: $5/1000 (which is not a lot of bearings)
Size: 0.03"
Purity: >95%
Copper
Copper 3/0 electrical wire
Sound3D
3/0 electrical wire.
Source: Hardware Store
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Price: $1.50/foot
Size: 1.25"
Purity: >99%
Copper
Copper Pre-1982 Pennies
Sound
Pre-1982 Pennies.
Source: America
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Text Updated: 18 December, 2007
Price: $0.01/penny
Size: 0.5"
Purity: >90%
Sample Group: Coins
Zinc
Zinc Scrap roof flashing
SoundStory3D
Scrap roof flashing.
Source: Marco's Scrap Metal
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Price: $1/pound for scrap zinc
Size: 1.25"
Purity: >90%
Zinc
Zinc Post-1982 Pennies

Post-1982 Pennies.
Source: America
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Text Updated: 18 December, 2007
Price: $0.01/penny
Size: 0.5"
Purity: >90%
Sample Group: Coins
Zinc
Zinc Art
3D3D
Art.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Price: $1/pound for scrap zinc
Size: 8"
Purity: >90%
Zinc
Zinc More Art
3D3D
More Art.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Price: $1/pound for scrap zinc
Size: 3"
Purity: >90%
Arsenic
Arsenic CCA treated wood
3D3D
CCA treated wood.
Source: Hardware Store
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Price: Donated
Size: 3"
Purity: <5%
Silver
Silver One ounce silver rounds
3D3D
One ounce silver rounds.
Source: Coin Shop in California
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Price: $5/ounce
Size: 1.5"
Purity: 99.9%
Sample Group: Coins
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