TIL Tabebuia Trees wood is more dense than water, and naturally shares the same fire resistance rating as industrial steel.

http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/kids/species-profiles/ipe



Submitted December 29, 2014 at 04:49AM by ImPixxel http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2qno31/til_tabebuia_trees_wood_is_more_dense_than_water/