How Much Gold Is In An Oscar Statuette?
Category: SCIENCE
At tonight's Oscars we'll no doubt see some familiar faces winning that coveted gold statuette. It's no secret that these sparkling little men aren't 100% gold--they're only coated in 24-carat gold--so that makes it harder to figure out how much gold they actually contain. Luckily math comes to the rescue.
By Oscar Fernandez, ContributorMathematician, professor at Wellesley College, and author of E..., 2015-02-22