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Really Shitty Copper

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A community dedicated to making fun of Ea-Nasir, a Sumerian merchant circa 1750 BC, who sold exceptionally poor quality copper.

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[โ€“] BigDiction@lemmy.world 49 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Glad they made video, fascinating watch. They have a lot due diligence and equipment to test material and still got fucked. Sure you can fly out to China but that also kills your margins.

[โ€“] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca -1 points 9 hours ago

Literally taking through enemy territory.