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today i remembered an idea for a meme that i had years ago and forgot about, enjoy

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[-] GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Fairly sure hip replacements use lighter metals than medieval-ass IRON ๐Ÿ˜‚

[-] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

Titanium ideally. Weight is a consideration, but mostly that you body won't attack it like it would iron alloys and it fuses to bone really well.

[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 5 points 9 months ago

Yep, usually titanium. Also because Iron would corrode in the body.

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