Today, since I'm feeling less lustrous than normal, I thought I would write about all the things I am or can be used for to try to cheer up. Here it goes.
- Tools. I am used to make and assemble many different tools that vary from those made for every day use and those for industry. For example, I am used to create large industrial machines responsible for assembling cars, most handheld tools (saws, hammers, drills) and the handle on your bathroom door. This is due to my being a inexpensive and strong metal as well as the fact that I am highly malleable and non-toxic. (There is also a tool used to take creases out of fabric that shares my name because its original design was made entirely of me.)
- Wires. Many of the wires that are within your house (mainly electrical) are made out of iron. Iron is used for wires because it is conductive, ductile, and inexpensive.
- Architecture. Almost every structure ever made has some form of iron in it. Anything from nails or support beams within a structure could be made of me. This is all because iron is literally everywhere. I bet you could find some type of iron in your backyard if you went digging. As well as the fact that it is inexpensive, malleable, light weight but strong, and a non-toxic element in its original state.
The Eiffel Tower is made almost entirely out of a type/form of iron called puddle iron.
Lots of iron was used to make the Statue of Liberty, namely the frame and support beams that are within the monument.
There you have it. Now, I don't know about you, but I found that highly interesting.
I never knew I was so useful!
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