Template:Did you know nominations/Dhar iron pillar
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The result was: promoted by Montanabw(talk) 02:33, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
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Dhar iron pillar[edit]
... that the total weight of the Dhar iron pillar fragments is estimated at 7,300 kg?
- ALT1:
... that the combined height of the Dhar iron pillar fragments is more than that of the iron pillar of Delhi? - Reviewed: Binary search algorithm
- Comment: the content of the hook occurs in the section Fragments; it is supported by page 122 of the reference ("7.3 tons" at the end of the first para).
- ALT1:
Created by Utcursch (talk). Self-nominated at 04:03, 22 May 2016 (UTC).
. Good information. I had never heard about it. Article is long enough for DYK and posted by due date. Hooks are interesting, cited and verified. No copy vio noted. Text is neutral. QPQ done. I prefer ALT1 hook.Nvvchar. 05:10, 22 May 2016 (UTC)
- If you've never heard of the iron pillar of Delhi, ALT1 doesn't tell you much. What about:
- ALT2: ... that the original Dhar iron pillar must have been almost twice as high and at least 1,000 kilograms (2,200 lb) heavier than the iron pillar of Delhi? Yoninah (talk) 23:12, 22 May 2016 (UTC)
