# what is the density of silicon?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-density-of-silicon/4184
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [October 24, 1999, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-density-of-silicon/4184 "1999-10-24T23:15:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)
#### Post date: [October 24, 1999, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-density-of-silicon/4184/1 "1999-10-24T23:15:00Z")

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where can i find this out?  
thanks!

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Chief’s Domain - [http://www.seas.ucla.edu/~ravi](http://www.seas.ucla.edu/~ravi)

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### Author: ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)
#### Post date: [October 24, 1999, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-density-of-silicon/4184/2 "1999-10-24T23:21:00Z")

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nevermind… got it! 🙂

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Chief’s Domain - [http://www.seas.ucla.edu/~ravi](http://www.seas.ucla.edu/~ravi)

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### Author: ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)
#### Post date: [October 25, 1999, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-density-of-silicon/4184/3 "1999-10-25T04:41:00Z")

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Ah, the internet at its best…

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JMcC, San Francisco  
[http://members.tripod.com/~weirdstuff/index.html](http://members.tripod.com/~weirdstuff/index.html)  
“Hear the voices in my head, I swear to God it sounds like they’re snoring”

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### Author: ![David\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)
#### Post date: [October 25, 1999, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-density-of-silicon/4184/4 "1999-10-25T14:02:00Z")

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Well, don’t keep us in suspense – what _is_ the density of silicon?!

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### Author: ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)
#### Post date: [October 25, 1999, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-density-of-silicon/4184/5 "1999-10-25T14:48:00Z")

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Hell, look up the density of silicone while you’re at it.

In the unlikely event of a water landing, can Carmen Electra be used as a flotation device?

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Back off, man. I’m a scientist.