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minus-squareclb92@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 months agoA steel wire brush isn’t. I was initially going to say “my hairbrush isn’t”, but I forgot plastic is largely made of carbon, so you’s still be right.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoWell, you take iron ore, heat it up, and add, uh…
minus-squareclb92@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-25 months ago And how do you make steel? I don’t. I have people to do that for me. (But to answer your question, with a small amount of carbon, sure, but in my opinion that doesn’t mean that steel is “made out of carbon” any more than we would say humans are made out of iron)
minus-squareEmpricorn@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoTo be fair, I’m only “right” pedantically. 😂 My understanding is rocks and minerals aren’t mostly carbon, but still contain it…
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A steel wire brush isn’t.
I was initially going to say “my hairbrush isn’t”, but I forgot plastic is largely made of carbon, so you’s still be right.
And how do you make steel?
Well, you take iron ore, heat it up, and add, uh…
I don’t. I have people to do that for me.
(But to answer your question, with a small amount of carbon, sure, but in my opinion that doesn’t mean that steel is “made out of carbon” any more than we would say humans are made out of iron)
To be fair, I’m only “right” pedantically. 😂 My understanding is rocks and minerals aren’t mostly carbon, but still contain it…