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Re:The Notre Dame fire and the future of history by flukus on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @11:07PM (#19679420)
> 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.

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Re:The Notre Dame fire and the future of history by gpvos on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @02:50AM (#19680361)
Okay, so why weren't steel beams used for the Notre Dame, for example?
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Re:The Notre Dame fire and the future of history by flukus on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @04:05AM (#19680669)
Because it was expensive and mostly used for knives and swords that required affordable amounts and didn't have better options.
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Re:The Notre Dame fire and the future of history by gpvos on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @04:22AM (#19680723)
Okay, so more of an economical issue than technological. Good to know, thanks.
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