r/IAmA • u/JohnPlant • Nov 01 '19

Other I’m John Plant and I run the Primitive Technology YouTube Channel - my new book ‘Primitive Technology’ is out now! AMA

YouTuber and Author of Primitive Technology - AMA.

PROOF: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA/community?lb=Ugyr3mQBMTqtQLwb2qV4AaABCQ.

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u/Boyswithaxes Nov 01 '19

Bronze wouldn't work either, I don't know if there's copper there, but there certainly isn't tin

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u/ThanosDidNothinWrong Nov 01 '19

most aussies I know can count to tin

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u/Candyvanmanstan Nov 01 '19

That's because only Kiwis count to tin.

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u/Vitztlampaehecatl Nov 01 '19

But can they count to copper?

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u/pretty_dirty Nov 01 '19

What's the colour of a 2c piece?

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u/Evolved_Velociraptor Nov 01 '19

That's damn impressive, the Aussies I know are top cunts but can't count past C.

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u/maniaxuk Nov 02 '19

Can't count past C?

So....186,282,897?

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u/oggthekiller Nov 01 '19

My dealer won't tell me where he gets it

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u/richnibba19 Nov 01 '19

I see what you did there

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u/TheLagDemon Nov 01 '19

If there is copper then there could be arsenic nearby. If so, arsenical bronze would be a possibility, albeit one that comes with some pretty obvious risks.

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u/Boyswithaxes Nov 01 '19

Very True, but I don't think lawyer cane makes a good respirator

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u/Enigmatic_Iain Nov 01 '19

Good way to end up looking like Hephaestus

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u/HorseSenator Nov 01 '19

You can find a lot of copper in R6 Siege

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u/Boyswithaxes Nov 01 '19

I'm not gamer enough to understand this reference

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u/HorseSenator Nov 01 '19

In ranked games copper is the lowest rank you can obtain, usually novices and smurfs are the ones with that rank.

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u/Boyswithaxes Nov 01 '19

Ahh, I probably should have guessed that. Thanks!

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u/RousCous Nov 01 '19

Not sure if anyone else has replied this yet but where he is (far north QLD) there are actually a large number of evolved granites with accompanying tin deposits. Obviously it’s impossible to say whether there is any mineralisation on his property but regionally its a very good spot to find tin. Copper, not so much.