Tungsten Cube - 1 Inch - Experience The Density & Authenticity of Premium Tungsten - Ideal for Element Collections, Lab Experiments & More

My son bought this for his dad who is a science teacher. It was exactly as described.

It’s gonna be exactly what youre looking for and at the cheapest price I found. Be warned you will want to buy the larger sizes as it’s fascinating to hold. Good luck explaining to non enthusiasts why a dense block is cool though. They just don’t get it.

This really messes with your automatic intuition of how much force you think you will need to lift something up. It really feels like a magnet that's strongly attracted to the Earth. Very rough to handle thanks to the sharp corners and edges.

Exactly as described, it's one cubic inch of Tungsten. The weight checks out on my only moderately accurate gram scale, and it looks as it does in the pictures.4 stars instead of 5 only because the edge has some chips and nicks in it. I'm sure more will be added by me, but it would have been nice if it arrived pristine.This review was for "Tungsten Cube - 1 Inch - Experience The Density & Authenticity of Premium Tungsten - Ideal for Element Collections, Lab Experiments & More"

I love these, i have a few that i use as desk ornaments and novelty toys.I measured my cube and found it to be 1.0035" on each side, and weighed it and found it to be 5 grams short of the expected 318 grams. I expect this is from not being an absolutely perfect cube, tiny variations in the surface smoothness would cause my measurement to overestimate its volume by a tiny bit.Worth noting that as a bulk metal, this much tungsten would cost about 15 dollars, but it's very difficult to machine and process, so what you're paying for here isn't really the tungsten itself, but the manufacturing process of turning it into a nice cube like this.Handling considerations:- pure tungsten is brittle and it could shatter if you hit it hard- it's very dense, if you drop it on your foot you could break your toes even through shoes- this cube has very fine, almost sharp edges!- it will dent/scratch things very easily because of its edges and its high inertia. Avoid dropping it or smacking it into anything.Photo shows new one on the right, another one I own on the left.

Very cool little cube.Not sure what it is about Tungsten, but it is a very cool thing to grab ahold of.I think something like this is just one of those things that you either find it interesting and fancy one, or you know someone that would be interested in this and are looking to get one as a gift.If you are getting it for yourself, there is nothing more you need to consider, but if you are looking to gift this, you need to keep in mind that this arrives just wrapped in bubble wrap. There is no outer box or paperwork, so you would have to get creative and come up with something on your own if gifting it.Not much more to say about it. The cube itself looks perfect and has its characteristics etched in it, so it will display well if you want to sit it on your desk or on a shelf.A rather unique gift for yourself or someone who is into elements.

I don't know what it is... But, I really love these. Simple cube, of just one element... Cut with sharp edges, and they just look awesome on your desk. Especially when they're next to other elements. They are so satisfying to hold, and they look great. Can't wait to collect more!

I received this cube and was impressed by its weight and density. I put it on my bookcase to display and I am very happy with the way it looks!I started wondering if there was a way to know if this was actually 99.9% Tungsten. I noticed the density listed on the cube of 19.3g per cubic centimeter. I converted that to ounces per cubic inch and got 11.156 oz/in3. I looked up the density of Tungsten and found some listing as low as 19.25 which converts to about 11.121 ounces per...I confirmed the cube is exactly 1 inch by 1 inch by 1 inch, and then I weighed it. I get exactly 11.0 ounces. I am guessing it is probably my scale, but this fact is bothering me more than it should.In the end, it makes a great display piece either way!