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as strong as steel, half the weight, and too stubborn to rust.
means A strong, lightweight, corrosion-resistant silvery metal (element 22) prized for everything from jet engines and surgical implants to white paint.
from Named in the late 18th century by the German chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth, who borrowed from the Titans of Greek myth — the elder gods of immense strength, children of Earth and Sky — fitting a metal that would prove tough beyond its weight. The same myth-naming impulse that gave us this element later named the doomed ship Titanic and the word 'titanic' itself for anything colossal.
- hidden everywhere
- ninth most abundant element in Earth's crust
- named for
- the Titans of Greek mythology
- body friendly
- fuses with human bone, so it builds implants
- sky burner
- powers jet engines and SR-71 spy planes
- white maker
- its oxide tints paint, sunscreen, and toothpaste
sr-71 blackbird — us spy plane made 85% titanium, flew at mach 3.3 since 1964
deepwater horizon riser — bp oil rig used titanium alloy pipes in the 2010 gulf of mexico spill
jumbo jets 787 dreamliner — boeing aircraft with 15% of airframe built from titanium composites