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Iron and Elves, Chemistry 101


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That's what I was going to say. It's so corroded that the outside' date=' the part you hold, is pure rust. Hell, the entire thing is probably rust; that's why it falls apart as soon as it hits the ground.[/quote']

rust= iron for those of you who slept through chemistry, IRONOXIDE is rust, always and forever.

If it is so ridden with rust, that it falls apart when you drop it, how can you block a giants weapon with it? :-D I mean if setting it on the ground makes the thing crumble, withstanding crushing blows should sent it into the beyond.

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Yeah' date=' but elves only get burnt by pure iron. Steel, for instance, doesn't burn them. Adding that oxide in there makes a huge difference.[/quote']

Ahhh, watson, a challenge.

Steel is an alloy, not a metal. It is made from several metals and non metal components such as sulphur and magnesium. The reason, haha, they can touch steel is because it is no longer iron because there is a magnesium coating on the OUTSIDE of the metal which makes it so much stronger.

Yeah, that's right, next.

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rust= iron for those of you who slept through chemistry' date=' IRONOXIDE is rust, always and forever.[/quote']

Wait.... but the guy who sold me my new(used) car told me that, "It even comes with a high class Ironoxide coating which I'm only charging for an extra 200 bucks." I think you must be confused, Dobson.

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You've got to be kidding. First of all, ironoxide simply is the chemical name of it; just because there is 'iron' in the name doesn't mean it is iron.

Just like how dihydrogen monoxide is not hydrogen, because it has the word hydrogen in it; it's just water.

Second of all, iron is an element. Oxygen is an element. Ironoxide is composed of both iron and oxygen. Why in the world would you claim that ironoxide is iron? Why not claim that it is oxygen? Both would be equally faulty.

Ironoxide is no more iron than it is oxygen, and water is no more oxygen than it is hydrogen. When elements combine to form a compound, they are no longer that element, period.

Jeeze. Learn a few things before trying to school others.

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