104 This sword is forged from meteorite iron - but how is that any good? 2018-01-23T15:13:20.380

74 Sword in the rock - make it last the ages 2017-05-24T15:41:08.013

60 Is it possible to create a practical sword that's naturally toxic? 2018-07-14T13:56:14.757

41 Is it possible for a mine to contain both gemstones and precious metals? 2018-05-30T21:00:06.340

40 What can be used as a money in a high-fantasy magic world where noble metals are in practical use? 2018-05-15T08:05:43.883

38 Is it possible to maintain a gun functioning after thousands of years? 2020-02-03T17:06:29.623

36 How to sabotage a blacksmith production? 2019-01-10T04:06:38.853

32 What would be the most expensive material to an intergalactic society? 2019-03-08T16:18:55.387

29 How to make a metal with extraordinary property worthless? 2018-12-04T08:29:37.017

27 Can you forge a sword using just one piece of metal? 2015-09-13T05:37:00.253

26 Is there a way to make a metal sword resistant to lava? 2016-09-29T14:01:06.133

26 Is there a material or method to allow "swimmable" coins? 2019-12-05T22:26:39.597

25 Physics of a metal-poor world 2017-10-02T20:45:22.150

24 Aftermath of a Midas-weapon war - what to do with all that gold? 2018-08-06T00:39:52.907

23 Super metal and the construction of knight armor 2017-05-23T17:58:31.433

22 How would ant-sized humans be able to Blacksmith Metals Safely? 2018-07-03T15:04:40.550

21 Metal that glows when near pieces of itself 2019-08-18T06:07:43.583

20 Is there any reason to use tungsten crucibles? 2018-08-08T16:51:37.313

19 Can an earth-like world lack mineable iron? 2018-01-23T04:12:53.403

18 What would the economic impact of the ability to transmute lead into gold? 2015-07-27T18:38:30.833

15 How would weapons and armour be affected if metal weight was negligible? 2015-10-19T09:29:00.630

14 Could an earthlike planet sustain standing lakes of liquid gallium? 2014-10-11T17:19:06.410

13 How can enchanted items be explained? 2014-12-15T19:44:51.193

13 A planet made of iron 2015-10-09T01:20:07.000

13 How would fantasy dwarves produce steel? 2017-03-10T14:13:00.193

12 How would metal cloth affect armor design? 2015-02-05T04:15:47.280

12 Aluminium as body armor? 2017-12-02T15:30:23.973

11 What benefits and drawbacks would forging a blade with a single mighty blow yield over traditional manual hammer-forging? 2016-12-29T01:59:26.400

11 Can you compress metal and what would be the consequences? 2019-04-10T13:01:28.050

10 Recyling Metals in a Post Apocalyptic World 2016-11-18T19:25:38.167

9 How feasible would mass scale metallurgy be for a post-apocalyptic civilization? 2015-03-10T03:50:35.587

9 A society without metal 2015-06-17T18:29:20.540

9 What are the potential pitfalls when using metals as a currency? 2019-04-27T10:36:39.617

9 How durable are silver inlays on a blade? 2019-06-09T11:50:24.367

9 How effective and viable would bronze full plate be? 2019-12-13T10:09:41.543

8 How to render much of a world's metal unusable? 2016-03-06T04:56:39.267

8 What minerals and metals in particular were vital to the development of early civilization? 2016-03-07T19:31:35.583

8 Potential of Potassium/Caesium Bullets? 2016-09-07T17:56:27.140

8 What would be an ideal alloying metal for gold coinage? 2018-10-17T18:33:43.517

8 Would copper swords work better than regular swords against fungal monsters? 2019-11-01T22:20:04.610

7 Iron-free metallurgy 2014-11-09T21:48:19.413

7 Alternate alloys for weapons and armor? 2015-03-14T02:22:41.480

7 What level of tech if there was no copper? 2015-09-11T11:58:50.253

7 Any Better Alternatives to Steel? 2016-01-10T23:03:09.480

7 Can you harness electricity without metal? 2016-06-23T17:00:40.610

7 What alloy could replace brass in most applications? 2017-02-21T20:10:58.320

7 Is it possible for a planet to have few metal ores but an overabundance of gemstones? 2017-10-22T23:55:21.990

7 If resistance were also a measure of a metal's resistance to magic, which metals would make the best armor and weapons? 2018-05-04T23:45:24.947

7 Using Molten Metal as Mortar--Would it Work Today? 2019-08-06T02:52:28.640

7 What metallic alloys would be used for weapons and armor in the XXI century knighthood games? 2019-09-20T13:15:29.850

7 How Likely is a Planet Made Almost Entirely of Metals? 2019-10-04T16:27:57.403

6 Removing the metal from a star 2015-01-11T05:28:38.533

6 How could an artificial limb function "logically" for a fantasy world? 2015-02-23T18:34:02.927

6 How concentrated would a metal ore need to be to be extractable by a suitable plant? 2015-02-25T22:04:24.300

6 Why might metals become unavailable on earth? 2015-10-28T21:14:22.313

6 How Does Steel React to Ice? 2016-01-04T06:04:07.440

6 Possible explanations for a world with hard to access metal deposites? 2016-03-02T23:48:33.637

6 Could "living" metal be plausible in a sci-fi setting? 2016-10-30T14:45:46.793

6 What Limitations or Modifications Would Medieval Armor or Weapons Have if Modern Quality Steel Were Used? 2017-03-01T18:24:26.500

6 Super metal and the construction of knight weapons 2017-05-25T18:54:33.783

6 Can arsenic make deadly weapons? 2017-12-07T23:32:05.373

6 Non-Iron Skyscraper Framing 2018-03-15T18:52:08.890

6 If Earth's Core had ALL Of the Heavy Metals 2018-09-03T03:45:28.517

6 How strong would a person need to be to cut cleanly through steel plate? 2018-12-28T14:26:54.337

6 Could lakes of mercury exist on an Earth-like planet? 2019-05-02T21:49:51.697

5 Heavy metal planets in a globular cluster 2016-06-30T16:28:05.583

5 How to increase the availability and quantity of Mercury on an Earth-like planet? 2017-10-12T00:45:28.277

5 What is the highest quality method to produce steel with late medieval technology? 2018-03-08T11:30:37.877

5 Iron based life 2019-01-14T05:09:18.620

5 Could genetic engineering enable humans to make use of titanium or some similar material instead of calcium for bone formation? 2019-04-03T21:09:53.480

5 Feasibility of extraterrestrial metals? 2019-05-28T06:15:35.913

4 Can Gold Be Used for Other Purposes? 2016-01-19T06:40:52.440

4 metal clothes: can we make them with modern tech? 2016-05-21T14:22:19.210

4 Could a society attain 1800s technology if limited to using copper and bronze? 2017-10-29T18:26:46.557

4 How much metal could a humanoid safely have in its skin and bones and be functional? 2018-05-25T05:58:30.980

3 What If We Had More Iron? 2015-12-29T20:30:30.360

3 How could ancient metalworkers use modern metals? 2016-03-28T21:45:43.013

3 Could a medieval / early modern blast furnace produce steel alloys 2017-12-21T04:09:18.143

3 Forging metal under water, using thermite 2018-04-03T02:32:14.153

3 What alloys and metals can fantasy dwarves refine/create? 2018-11-15T01:46:51.370

3 Making iron tools from blood 2019-04-11T17:46:58.960

3 Could a person replace half of their body with gold and still live? What technology would be needed in order to be successful? 2019-05-02T21:46:33.027

3 Is it be possible for creatures to make use of other metals, besides or in conjunction with calcium or chitin, as part their endo or exo-skeleton? 2019-09-16T10:23:01.603

2 Sudden enrichment of heavier elements and its impact to medieval/renaissance society 2015-06-06T08:15:37.107

2 could different bloods of the same metal type mix? 2016-01-02T08:04:16.457

2 What are the limitations of silver? 2016-06-11T09:12:21.907

2 Using liquid/malleable metal as a shield/weapon? 2017-03-15T18:48:20.127

2 Is there a metal, that is not sticky during freezing weather 2017-03-21T23:38:26.297

2 How would medieval knights capture the anti-metal dragon? 2019-12-04T12:18:27.297

2 What would our world be like without zinc? 2019-12-28T00:49:50.753

1 Could a Skyscraper's Skeleton Be Stainless? 2015-10-21T19:19:33.113

1 A Different Alloy--For Better or Worse? 2016-01-20T23:44:50.210

1 Gold as a conductor for spiritual energy 2016-09-13T17:57:57.793

1 Biological processes to convert metal into not-metal? 2017-06-06T07:06:23.777

1 Realistic size for an atomic pure space body 2017-07-31T10:20:45.693

1 Is it possible to braid a hat with pure gold and it still be usable? 2018-01-31T12:13:48.943

1 Can a new volcano have metals inside? 2018-03-13T12:29:05.020

1 Is it possible to make alloys/composite materials with Gold and glasses such as Obsidian 2018-04-25T05:25:16.340

1 Must Make a Major Modification of Medieval Metallurgy 2019-02-01T19:28:26.567