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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2025 08:26:07 +0100
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On 15/06/2025 04:32, c186282 wrote:
> I don't think the Old People were very aware of
>    zinc. Bronze came early, but brass didn't really
>    show up until much later.
> 
Mm. Iron came and hordes of bronze bars became worthless.
Talk about disruptive technology.
The history of technology is fascinating


>    Probably because they didn't have any VMS units
>    to help with analysis  🙂

Very likely true
-- 
The higher up the mountainside
The greener grows the grass.
The higher up the monkey climbs
The more he shows his arse.

Traditional