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Smolder

2012-09-28, 09:40 AM

While the Giant recovers, XKCD gives us it's own take on the starmetal sword. (http://xkcd.com/1114/) Enjoy!

Dr.Epic

2012-09-28, 09:55 PM

While the Giant recovers, XKCD gives us it's own take on the starmetal sword. (http://xkcd.com/1114/) Enjoy!

Okay. I think this is the sort of thing that belongs in the webcomic section.

fan4battle

2012-09-29, 04:21 AM

Also, ancient statue discovered by Nazis is made from meteorite:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19735959

Winter

2012-09-29, 05:04 AM

And what powers does it give? :smallsmile:

Ave

2012-09-30, 05:08 AM

And what powers does it give? :smallsmile:

It melts the face.

Winter

2012-09-30, 06:06 AM

It melts the face.

What else could it do...? I take two. :smallbiggrin:

Dracarot

2012-09-30, 01:12 PM

I shall have to counter the xkcd comic with the following.

Warning, TV tropes link below. (Having been warned the relevant info should be under the real life section as well as the general description of the trope).

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThunderboltIron

Of course with different varieties of meteorites, getting one that's a poor choice for sword smithing is a possibility.

Stormwolf

2012-10-07, 07:23 AM

Of course, Sir Terry Pratchett (another author 'moderately' well-known for his fantasy writings), made his own star metal-infused sword (http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/2010/09/21/terry-pratchetts-meteorite-sword/) when he was knighted.

Ron Miel

2012-10-07, 09:09 PM

Okay. I think this is the sort of thing that belongs in the webcomic section.

I disagree (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=245781)

kabbor

2012-10-09, 12:07 AM

Also, ancient statue discovered by Nazis is made from meteorite:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19735959

That is how "The Press" of Christchurch, New Zealand headlined that article. It made World Wide Words newsletter section of badly misworded quotes.