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HSR🏴‍☠️ lemmy.dbzer0.com hsr@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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https://youtu.be/as2KoDtsS_0

https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=as2KoDtsS_0

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chirospasm lemmy.ml chirospasm@lemmy.ml
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#2 · (edited) Quote Reply

Time to write a strongly worded cuniform clay tablet

EDIT: just realized what community I posted this comment on

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grue lemmy.world grue@lemmy.world
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#3 · Quote Reply

Invidious link is down : (

The requested service could not be found.

See https://perennialte.ch/services/ for the list of currently available services.

If you believe this is a mistake, please see https://perennialte.ch/contact/.
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Gobbel2000 programming.dev Gobbel2000@programming.dev
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#4 · Quote Reply

Why is there a really shitty copper community??

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Chivera lemmy.world Chivera@lemmy.world
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#5 · Quote Reply

He can't keep getting away with this

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Stern lemmy.world Stern@lemmy.world
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#6 · Quote Reply

Why is there a really shitty copper community??

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint_tablet_to_Ea-nāṣir

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Hamartia lemmy.world Hamartia@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-11-02
#7 · Quote Reply

Time to write a strongly worded cuniform clay tablet EDIT: just realized what community I posted this comment on

Oh! You got forged by the shitty copper community.

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Mark with a Z suppo.fi markz@suppo.fi
Joined: 2025-07-04
#8 · Quote Reply

Why is there a really shitty copper community??

For cases like this.

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finallymadeanaccount lemmy.world finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world
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#9 · Quote Reply

He can't keep getting away with this

Turns out Ea-nāṣir is immortal!

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beyoublahaj lemmy.world beyoublahaj@lemmy.world
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#10 · Quote Reply

Invidious link is down : ( The requested service could not be found. See https://perennialte.ch/services/ for the list of currently available services. If you believe this is a mistake, please see https://perennialte.ch/contact/.

https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=as2KoDtsS_0

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CannonFodder lemmy.world CannonFodder@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-08-22
#11 · Quote Reply

I'm hate watching videos for info, so why not just sue the supplier. And if it's a fly-by-night source then that's why you only use reputable sources. There was a reason it was cheap - have you learned your lesson?

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qarbone lemmy.world qarbone@lemmy.world
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#12 · Quote Reply

Is copper more expensive than steel?? Why else would you do this?

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turdas suppo.fi turdas@suppo.fi
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#13 · Quote Reply

Is copper more expensive than steel?? Why else would you do this?

Yes, by a lot.

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TragicNotCute lemmy.world TragicNotCute@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-09
#14 · Quote Reply

Is copper more expensive than steel?? Why else would you do this?

Steel is roughly $0.30-$0.60 a pound

Copper is roughly $5-$6 a pound

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qarbone lemmy.world qarbone@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-02
#15 · Quote Reply

Steel is roughly $0.30-$0.60 a pound Copper is roughly $5-$6 a pound

Huh, today I learned steel is cheaper than chips.

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AnchoriteMagus lemmy.world AnchoriteMagus@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-12-28
#16 · Quote Reply

Turns out Ea-nāṣir is immortal!

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lurch (he/him) sh.itjust.works lurch@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-10-04
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Huh, today I learned steel is cheaper than chips.

you should also consider the volume of a pound of each. the density is a big factor, depending on what kind of chips you refer to (a pound of crisps chips is a lot vs. a pound of steel, for example).

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Noja sopuli.xyz Noja@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2025-03-26
#18 · Quote Reply

I'm hate watching videos for info, so why not just sue the supplier. And if it's a fly-by-night source then that's why you only use reputable sources. There was a reason it was cheap - have you learned your lesson?

If you don't watch, why do you comment on it? You couldn't buy copper in europe due to a shortage, everyone was buying it because of expoding prices. He split the purchase of 200 copper plates to two different suppliers. The scamers had 5 and 8 year old accounts on alibaba with over 100 verified trades, which gave an initial sense of security. Good luck suing two chinese scam companies, that's just a waste of money and time.

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Thorry feddit.org Thorry@feddit.org
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#19 · Quote Reply

Huh, today I learned steel is cheaper than chips.
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boonhet sopuli.xyz boonhet@sopuli.xyz
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#20 · (edited) Quote Reply

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I think they may have meant chips as in crisps. The trash food some of us occasionally get cravings for. Which are like 10-30 euros a kilogram these days. More expensive than steel, which is quite a bit more useful.

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AngryCommieKender lemmy.world AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-02
#21 · Quote Reply

Why is there a really shitty copper community??

Ea-Nasir

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ColeSloth discuss.tchncs.de ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
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#22 · Quote Reply

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Lol. The potato 🥔🥔🥔 kind

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Midnight Wolf lemmy.world wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-23
#23 · Quote Reply

I'm hate watching videos for info, so why not just sue the supplier. And if it's a fly-by-night source then that's why you only use reputable sources. There was a reason it was cheap - have you learned your lesson?

I'm hate

could you not? thanks

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InvalidName2 lemmy.zip InvalidName2@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-07-10
#24 · Quote Reply

If you don't watch, why do you comment on it? You couldn't buy copper in europe due to a shortage, everyone was buying it because of expoding prices. He split the purchase of 200 copper plates to two different suppliers. The scamers had 5 and 8 year old accounts on alibaba with over 100 verified trades, which gave an initial sense of security. Good luck suing two chinese scam companies, that's ...

If you don’t watch, why do you comment on it?

I wonder if it's because Invidious doesn't load the video and a lot of foks don't like to support Alphabet, but are otherwise curious about the details of the photo that lacks much info.

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🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞 lemmy.world daychilde@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
#25 · Quote Reply

Huh, today I learned steel is cheaper than chips.

Manure is also cheaper than chips, but i'm gonna snack on the chips. ;-)

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Evil_Shrubbery thelemmy.club Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club
Joined: 2025-08-15
#26 · Quote Reply

Is copper more expensive than steel?? Why else would you do this?

Basically always has been since the industrial revolution, it's also the reason why it gets recycled at much higher rates/more effort goes into gathering for recycling than steel (or rather how restricted the supply of new ore is compared to iron).

(Why we don't recycle both & design products with that in mind is another matter.)

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CannonFodder lemmy.world CannonFodder@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-08-22
#27 · Quote Reply

If you don't watch, why do you comment on it? You couldn't buy copper in europe due to a shortage, everyone was buying it because of expoding prices. He split the purchase of 200 copper plates to two different suppliers. The scamers had 5 and 8 year old accounts on alibaba with over 100 verified trades, which gave an initial sense of security. Good luck suing two chinese scam companies, that's ...

Hey, I can comment on titles if I want. Videos are just so slow, I can't stand them.
I guess when you're desperate you use alibaba, but it's hardly a news item when you get scammed.

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CannonFodder lemmy.world CannonFodder@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-08-22
#28 · Quote Reply

I'm hate could you not? thanks

I am what I am.

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sudoMakeUser sh.itjust.works sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works
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#29 · Quote Reply

Why is there a really shitty copper community??

Where else would we discuss subpar copper?

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Siethron lemmy.world Siethron@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-15
#30 · Quote Reply

Turns out Ea-nāṣir is immortal!

I think if he has provided STEEL in that time, no one would have complained.

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YiddishMcSquidish lemmy.today YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-03-10
#31 · Quote Reply

I think if he has provided STEEL in that time, no one would have complained.

Not if they didn't know what it was. If I go buy a coffee and they give me some futuristic shit that isn't coffee, I would still be pissed.

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YiddishMcSquidish lemmy.today YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-03-10
#32 · Quote Reply

Why is there a really shitty copper community??

They said under a post from that very community.

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BigDiction lemmy.world BigDiction@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-20
#33 · Quote Reply

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.

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Siethron lemmy.world Siethron@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-15
#34 · Quote Reply

Not if they didn't know what it was. If I go buy a coffee and they give me some futuristic shit that isn't coffee, I would still be pissed.

But what if that futuristic shit gave you more energy without the caffeine crash and you also best poop possible from drinking it?

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wjrii lemmy.world wjrii@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-02-15
#35 · Quote Reply

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint_tablet_to_Ea-nāṣir

Other tablets have been found in the ruins believed to be Ea-nāṣir's dwelling. These include a letter from a man named Arbituram who complained he had not received his copper yet, while another said he was tired of receiving bad copper.

Dude saved his hate mail.

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YiddishMcSquidish lemmy.today YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-03-10
#36 · Quote Reply

But what if that futuristic shit gave you more energy without the caffeine crash and you also best poop possible from drinking it?

What if it isn't something I drink? Like giving Cro-magnon man a raspberry pi, they wouldn't know how to use it.

(Side note, I love these types of arguments. I am unironically enjoying this very much)

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SapphironZA sh.itjust.works SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2024-02-24
#37 · Quote Reply

Top comment on YouTube video is calling it DLSS copper.

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x00z lemmy.world x00z@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-07-26
#38 · Quote Reply

Is copper more expensive than steel?? Why else would you do this?

There's quite a lot of copper thieves that strip wires for the copper.

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AnyOldName3 lemmy.world AnyOldName3@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
#39 · Quote Reply

If you don't watch, why do you comment on it? You couldn't buy copper in europe due to a shortage, everyone was buying it because of expoding prices. He split the purchase of 200 copper plates to two different suppliers. The scamers had 5 and 8 year old accounts on alibaba with over 100 verified trades, which gave an initial sense of security. Good luck suing two chinese scam companies, that's ...

This looks like a text post from the title and the preview and the fact that it literally is a text post except the text is just links to videos. By the time you'd realise it was a video, you'd already have decided you were interested enough to know more than the title says. At that point, the easiest way to learn more is to leave a comment asking about it.

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FooBarrington lemmy.world FooBarrington@lemmy.world
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#40 · Quote Reply

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bss03 infosec.pub bss03@infosec.pub
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#41 · Quote Reply

you should also consider the volume of a pound of each. the density is a big factor, depending on what kind of chips you refer to (a pound of crisps chips is a lot vs. a pound of steel, for example).

Okay, but that's cheating, that's WAY too many chips. Look at how big it is compared to the steel.

Ref: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fC2oke5MFg

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AeonFelis lemmy.world AeonFelis@lemmy.world
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#42 · Quote Reply

Why is there a really shitty copper community??

Had to make this to answer your question:

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nova_ad_vitum lemmy.ca nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-07-06
#43 · Quote Reply

Might actually be the oldest scam in history lol

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tetris11 feddit.uk tetris11@feddit.uk
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#44 · Quote Reply

Alright, subscribed

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SapphironZA sh.itjust.works SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works
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#45 · Quote Reply

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint_tablet_to_Ea-nāṣir

Ah the first written record of a yelp review.

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Cethin lemmy.zip Cethin@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2023-07-01
#46 · Quote Reply

I think if he has provided STEEL in that time, no one would have complained.

Seeing as they didn't have steel tools at the time, I doubt they'd be able to work it. I guess they could resell it as just a really hard sheet to someone, but it probably couldn't easily be made into anything else.

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ninth_plane lemmy.world ninth_plane@lemmy.world
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#47 · Quote Reply

I feel sorry for Der8auer, but the memes I've been introduced to from this are almost worth it. Time to buy some thermal grease from them.

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MinnesotaGoddam lemmy.world HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-27
#48 · Quote Reply

Not if they didn't know what it was. If I go buy a coffee and they give me some futuristic shit that isn't coffee, I would still be pissed.

I dunno. If I ordered a coffee and they gave me dippin dots we might be talking

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MinnesotaGoddam lemmy.world HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-27
#49 · Quote Reply

Seeing as they didn't have steel tools at the time, I doubt they'd be able to work it. I guess they could resell it as just a really hard sheet to someone, but it probably couldn't easily be made into anything else.

But if it was a steel ingot coated in copper, slap a handle on that and you got yourself a hammer goin baby

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YiddishMcSquidish lemmy.today YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today
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#50 · Quote Reply

I dunno. If I ordered a coffee and they gave me dippin dots we might be talking

Fair.

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MinnesotaGoddam lemmy.world HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-27
#51 · Quote Reply

Ea-Nasir

The intent is to provide Nanni with a sense of copper and writing for unlocking different complaints.

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