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My high school teacher said that there were American colonists who burned their houses to reuse the nails. It sounded farfetched to my teenaged mind but apparen
by divbzero 5y ago
My high school teacher said that there were American colonists who burned their houses to reuse the nails. It sounded farfetched to my teenaged mind but apparently that probably actually happened [1].
[1]: https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/40503/were-iron-nails-at-one-time-so-scarce-that-pioneers-in-america-burned-down-their https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/40503/were-iron...
- Cthulhu_ 5y agoReminds me of a shop I once worked at, they would pile up the used wooden pallets out back - no deposit or return policy I guess? - and once a month or so a guy would come around with a trailer to pick them up. He'd take them apart, burn the wood, and sell the nails for scrap.