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Bruh, this is literally like scientists scavenging metal from shipwrecks that predate the era of nuclear bomb testing, cause they need steel that isn't contaminated by nuclear fallout for certain measuring equipment ๐ตโ๐ซ๐ตโ๐ซ
Great analogy for the shit we're currently saturating our digital world with
A guy I used to know who would go to estate sales looking for blacksmithing equipment once told me the market for old metalworking stuff is disappearing because too much stuff is being bought by companies รฉn masse for this reason.
I don't know if I believe that companies are buying small lot auctions and estate sales for old anvils, but he was sure convinced.
I like to joke I'm sitting on a pile of cash because my anvil isn't radioactive. (it's not a very good joke, but it carries some weight!)
It sounds plausible enough, considering we apparently have physicists out there using lead from roman archeological artifacts in their contraptions ๐ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ancient-roman-lead-physics-archaeology-controversy/