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[-] fox@hexbear.net 8 points 7 months ago

Lead can't possibly be cheaper than iron or sawdust or something

[-] TreadOnMe@hexbear.net 21 points 7 months ago

Lead is one of the cheapest metals by density.

[-] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 19 points 7 months ago

Also one of the heaviest by volume.

[-] barrbaric@hexbear.net 15 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

A quick google suggests lead is about 1/3 the price of iron ore. Nickel is around the same as lead, but it's only about 3/4 as dense.

[-] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

It's also added for sweetness and coloring sometimes.

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