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'''Iron''' is a metal. It can be dug up straight out of the ground and used without much trouble. This allowed early man to discover it early, during the [[Iron Age]] in fact. | '''Iron''' is a metal. It can be dug up straight out of the ground and used without much trouble. This allowed early man to discover it early, during the [[Iron Age]] in fact. | ||
| − | Iron weapons wree far better than ones made of softer metals, like [[bronze]. A [[sword|swordsman]] with an iron sword could cut a bronze sword in half if his enemy tried to block him with it. | + | Iron weapons wree far better than ones made of softer metals, like [[bronze]]. A [[sword|swordsman]] with an iron sword could cut a bronze sword in half if his enemy tried to block him with it. |
Iron was also used in [[construction]]. The [[Eiffel Tower]] and [[Golden Gate Bridge]] are both made of iron. The strength of iron meant that [[engineers]] could build much bigger structures with it than with stone. | Iron was also used in [[construction]]. The [[Eiffel Tower]] and [[Golden Gate Bridge]] are both made of iron. The strength of iron meant that [[engineers]] could build much bigger structures with it than with stone. | ||
When iron [[corrosion|corrodes]] it is called [[rust]]. Corrosion on other metals is not called rust. | When iron [[corrosion|corrodes]] it is called [[rust]]. Corrosion on other metals is not called rust. | ||
Revision as of 12:48, March 23, 2007
Iron is a metal. It can be dug up straight out of the ground and used without much trouble. This allowed early man to discover it early, during the Iron Age in fact. Iron weapons wree far better than ones made of softer metals, like bronze. A swordsman with an iron sword could cut a bronze sword in half if his enemy tried to block him with it. Iron was also used in construction. The Eiffel Tower and Golden Gate Bridge are both made of iron. The strength of iron meant that engineers could build much bigger structures with it than with stone. When iron corrodes it is called rust. Corrosion on other metals is not called rust.