▲ 151 ▼ The Statue of Liberty before it became the iconic green we know today (thelemmy.club) submitted 2 months ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/interestingasfuck@lemmy.world 36 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago (7 children) Lol. Cheap copper. I'll take some. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 4 points 2 months ago (4 children) Yeah. It was cheaper AND significantly lighter to ship over than other things you’d make statues of that scale from (marble, bronze) Copper is known to tarnish to a protective finish, so it doesn’t need a coating. It was a smart choice permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) BUT WHY DIDN'T THEY LACQUER IT permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago* (1 child) because it didn’t need it. Which was part of the calculus in choosing the material. He chose not to lacquer it because it didn’t need it. The army corp of engineers later looked into lacquering it and similarly decided “it doesn’t need it” The sculptor petitioned them to plate it in gold cuz he didnt expect it to go full on green, but he KNEW it would patina and didn’t require it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 point 2 months ago Did the author never saw oxidised copper or smth? permalink fedilink source parent [–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago I'm just laughing by today's standards. permalink fedilink source parent [–] volore@scribe.disroot.org 4 points 2 months ago (1 child) I know just the Sumerian for the job! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Son of a bitch. I I knew I shouldn't have taken Ge'ez for my ancient language elective. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 4 points 2 months ago (4 children) Yeah. It was cheaper AND significantly lighter to ship over than other things you’d make statues of that scale from (marble, bronze) Copper is known to tarnish to a protective finish, so it doesn’t need a coating. It was a smart choice permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) BUT WHY DIDN'T THEY LACQUER IT permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago* (1 child) because it didn’t need it. Which was part of the calculus in choosing the material. He chose not to lacquer it because it didn’t need it. The army corp of engineers later looked into lacquering it and similarly decided “it doesn’t need it” The sculptor petitioned them to plate it in gold cuz he didnt expect it to go full on green, but he KNEW it would patina and didn’t require it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 point 2 months ago Did the author never saw oxidised copper or smth? permalink fedilink source parent [–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago I'm just laughing by today's standards. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) BUT WHY DIDN'T THEY LACQUER IT permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago* (1 child) because it didn’t need it. Which was part of the calculus in choosing the material. He chose not to lacquer it because it didn’t need it. The army corp of engineers later looked into lacquering it and similarly decided “it doesn’t need it” The sculptor petitioned them to plate it in gold cuz he didnt expect it to go full on green, but he KNEW it would patina and didn’t require it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 point 2 months ago Did the author never saw oxidised copper or smth? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago* (1 child) because it didn’t need it. Which was part of the calculus in choosing the material. He chose not to lacquer it because it didn’t need it. The army corp of engineers later looked into lacquering it and similarly decided “it doesn’t need it” The sculptor petitioned them to plate it in gold cuz he didnt expect it to go full on green, but he KNEW it would patina and didn’t require it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 point 2 months ago Did the author never saw oxidised copper or smth? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 point 2 months ago Did the author never saw oxidised copper or smth? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago I'm just laughing by today's standards. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] volore@scribe.disroot.org 4 points 2 months ago (1 child) I know just the Sumerian for the job! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Son of a bitch. I I knew I shouldn't have taken Ge'ez for my ancient language elective. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Son of a bitch. I I knew I shouldn't have taken Ge'ez for my ancient language elective. permalink fedilink source parent
