ID: In each of the 4 corners of the image is a drawing of an open matchbook, on the inside is a heart, and one of the matches’ heads is heart shaped, in the centre is text: “IF STANDING UP FOR HUMAN RIGHTS BURNS A BRIDGE, I HAVE MATCHES.”
Credit: @sheislimitless
Can blacksmith forges melt steel beams?
A fossil fuel fire can soften steel so it can be hammered into shape. Hot, soft steel can’t hold up buildings
Is that not literally what they’re built to do?
Only a little bit. Smelters are made to liquify metal. My forge can’t liquify iron or steel. I probably could liquify gold or lead, but I haven’t tried it.
My forge can melt steel, but I don’t like it to. So I don’t crank it to full unless I’m using my burners for metal casting.
You want to get steel hot enough to glow, then it’s easier to smash into shape with a hammer and anvil. If it melts on you, well the piece is now fucked, especially if you wanted to make something hardenable like a knife.
There’s entire sections of metallurgy dedicated to this kind of thing. It’s pretty neat.
Mine can, a little bit.
The trickier question is “can blacksmith forges coopt disaster for massive government overreach and restricting of privacy” but that’s way less catchy for the conspiracy theorists.