@fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 7 months agowe love those power lawsmander.xyzimagemessage-square100fedilinkarrow-up1879arrow-down116
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minus-square@Maggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish19•7 months agoThe comparison was iron and bronze. Not steel and bronze.
minus-squareDiplomjodlerlinkfedilinkEnglish8•7 months agoThere was never a time when iron was used in a major way until they figured out how to make steel. So technically it was always the steel age, not the iron age.
minus-squareZorquelinkfedilink-6•7 months ago Steel, I believe, needs much higher temperatures and purified inputs.
minus-square@Maggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish9•7 months agoBut not in the context of a comparison with bronze. Nobody made the claim that Bronze was as strong as Steel.
The comparison was iron and bronze. Not steel and bronze.
There was never a time when iron was used in a major way until they figured out how to make steel. So technically it was always the steel age, not the iron age.
And?
… and steel was brought up.
But not in the context of a comparison with bronze. Nobody made the claim that Bronze was as strong as Steel.