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# At 17.31 g/cm^3
70kg = 4 litres of gold, not taking into account the malachite layers.
(, Sun 13 Jun 2010, 15:44, archived)
# 4 litres? The world cup isn't that big, is it?
(, Sun 13 Jun 2010, 15:46, archived)
# yes please
(, Sun 13 Jun 2010, 15:48, archived)
# Give or take a bit, the trophy is
"The trophy stands 36.5 centimetres (14.4 inches) tall and is made of 5 kg (11 lb) of 18 carat (75%) gold with a base (13 centimetres [5.1 inches] in diameter) containing two layers of malachite."

And imagine the amount of Irn Bru in a actual cup that size... admittedly it might corrode through the gold, but still...
(, Sun 13 Jun 2010, 15:49, archived)
# It's not even a real cup :(
Anyway, FIFA say exactly how much of it is gold in that article.
(, Sun 13 Jun 2010, 15:50, archived)
# Imagine if someone dropped it. All that soft gold... it would dent up a bitch.
(, Sun 13 Jun 2010, 15:54, archived)
# It would dent up anyone, not just a bitch
(, Sun 13 Jun 2010, 15:57, archived)