Copper Weight Lifting?

[frugalcanuck]

Another of my many questions for the forum.

Does anyone know if there are Copper plates for a barbell bar? I think it would be pretty cool to have weights that are copper. I dont know if is feasable or if they would be too bulky or soft.
If they dont exist would a place exist that I could bring scrap copper and have them mould them into 5lb, 10lb or 25lb plates?

I know shipping would be crazy for these but it would be a one time deal.

If I was really really rich gold would be even cooler but Im not.

[Thogey]

So wadda ya bench?

[Thogey]

I prefer Aluminum plates.

If I even dream about working out, I wake up tired.

[Neckro]

It would be an aesthetic look for the plates. Would be interesting too. I know of nothing. But it'd be really costly to get an entire set of them made.

[Rodebaugh]

They would be pretty darn cool but as Neckro says...Expensive. Heck the new iron ones are to pricey for me.

[frugalcanuck]

I dont know what I can lift anymore... I havent worked out in a long while. I am very active but not in the going to the gym type of way. Just lots of sports.

If I supply the copper would It still be expensive?
Copper weight plates could also be a Cu investment or just another way to store your hoard.

[Rodebaugh]

You could always get some of the plastic/sand filled weights. Remove the sand and insert the pennies. Not shinny, not very cool, but presto... cheap copper weights.

[frugalcanuck]

But I want shinny and cool

[Pachucko]

That's funny, I was thinking about filling one of my sandbags with pennies. Storage, and getting some practical use out of them at the same time.

[misteroman]

just put them in milk jugs and paint the outside with copper color spray paint!