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the dark art of bullying rocks into being useful, sharp, or beautiful.
Bronze firstCivilization leveled up when humans alloyed copper and tin
Damascus secretLost steel had nanotube structures we can't fully replicate
Heat memorySteel literally remembers how it was cooled
Iron rulesEarth's core is mostly metal, smelting itself
Quenching tricksCold water locks atoms into harder arrangements