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> It's amazing to see this relatively modern technology in the "attic" of the church. We've been making steel in some form since at least antiquity and possibl

by flukus 8y ago

> It's amazing to see this relatively modern technology in the "attic" of the church. We've been making steel in some form since at least antiquity and possible a couple of thousand years longer.

gpvos 8y ago
Okay, so why weren't steel beams used for the Notre Dame, for example?
- flukus 8y ago
  Because it was expensive and mostly used for knives and swords that required affordable amounts and didn't have better options.
  - gpvos 8y ago
    Okay, so more of an economical issue than technological. Good to know, thanks.