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Rust is specifically the name for iron oxide. Technically speaking, copper doesn't "rust". It oxidizes.
by na85 5y ago
Rust is specifically the name for iron oxide. Technically speaking, copper doesn't "rust". It oxidizes.
- leetrout 5y agoSure, just thinking of the rusty brown color
- masklinn 5y agoSure but that's still only two levels of separation from rust, so probably good enough for a pun. And technically iron oxide is already removed from the "true name": according to Graydon's recollection[0] it was named after the fungi[1]. [0] https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/27jvdt/internet_archaeology_the_definitive_endall_source/ https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/27jvdt/internet_archa... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust_(fungus) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust_(fungus)
- usmannk 5y agoHow interesting. I learned of the fungus just a few days ago when I found it on a houseplant of mine. That's a fun connection. The fungus looks a lot like pest eggs, so it was a relative relief to discover.
- pmontra 5y agoThis is not only an English thing. In Italian rust is ruggine and those fungi in Italian are ruggine too.
- webmaven 5y agoVerdigris is the copper equivalent of rust.