Eugene Leitl wrote:
> Michael S. Lorrey writes:
>
> > > I have occasionally wondered about the idea of caesium-core bullets.
> > > Do we have any ammunition experts on the list?
> > >
> > > (Reason for caesium: (1) it's denser than lead, and (2) it has an
> > > interesting tendency to react with water.)
> >
> > I'm sure its not allowed or wouln't be because of its toxicity.
>
> Oh, you need a lot of CsCl to kill a person. It's just expensive.
> Cs is also very soft, and reacts violently with water and can ignite
> on air. I'm sure that any damage due to its reaction with
> water/resulting alcali will be eclipsed by the dumdum effect.
Mike Lorrey