Timeline for Are "Midas" swords useless for warfare?
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| Aug 2, 2018 at 17:19 | comment | added | JBH | @RonJohn, I must admit that gold would make a good pre-industrial roofing material.... | |
| Aug 2, 2018 at 8:30 | comment | added | RonJohn | For example, when gold becomes relatively common, you can afford to cover things you don't want to corrode in thick gold foil. | |
| Aug 2, 2018 at 8:28 | comment | added | RonJohn | Malleability and non-reactivity don't affect the usefulness of the sword. I was just commenting that malleability and non-reactivity are darned useful in their own right. | |
| Jul 31, 2018 at 23:11 | comment | added | JBH | @RonJohn I mentioned the non-reactivity, but to a society that's still using swords in battle, that fact has very little value. It also doesn't change the reality of the supply-demand curve. What's the issue about it being malleable? How would that affect the usefulness of the sword? | |
| Jul 31, 2018 at 23:08 | comment | added | RonJohn | Gold is also really malleable. And don't discount the value of it's non-reactivity. | |
| Jul 31, 2018 at 20:47 | history | answered | JBH | CC BY-SA 4.0 |