Konkvistador comments on Stanislav Petrov Day - Less Wrong

35 Post author: gwern 26 September 2011 02:49PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 26 September 2011 10:01:05PM *  2 points [-]

I think it would basically fill the role of mithril. Neat very very expensive weapons/armour held as a royal treasure. A status symbol far too valuable to actually be used. With the occasional exception (radioactive hobbit stumbling into some in the swamps of N'ork).

Comment author: JoshuaZ 26 September 2011 10:02:29PM 2 points [-]

Well, if one was using it for armor it wouldn't be that hard to get a lot from the old cans and cars lying around. And the melting point isn't that high. So it might actually be a common form of armor.