Beep@lemmus.orgBanned to Comic Strips@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoAdventuring Goldi.redd.itimagemessage-square43linkfedilinkarrow-up1713arrow-down110cross-posted to: comics@lemmit.online
arrow-up1703arrow-down1imageAdventuring Goldi.redd.itBeep@lemmus.orgBanned to Comic Strips@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square43linkfedilinkcross-posted to: comics@lemmit.online
minus-squareTASchwitters@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoWell, they do take place in a fictional universe, where we can assume scarcity is different.
minus-squareZos_Kia@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoStill metallurgy is not cheap in terms of energy when you only have wood to burn!
minus-squareKubeRootlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoFunnily, with gold you don’t even need heat for things like forming coins.
minus-squareZos_Kia@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoIf i recall correctly, you can hammer the coin when it’s cold to put the decorations on it, but you still need to melt the metal at some point to get it at the right thickness and give it the circular shape. I may be wrong tho
Well, they do take place in a fictional universe, where we can assume scarcity is different.
Still metallurgy is not cheap in terms of energy when you only have wood to burn!
Funnily, with gold you don’t even need heat for things like forming coins.
If i recall correctly, you can hammer the coin when it’s cold to put the decorations on it, but you still need to melt the metal at some point to get it at the right thickness and give it the circular shape. I may be wrong tho