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[–] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 82 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It's obviously been painted over and the word "Copper" in the text is replacing some other word that was there before. But I have no idea what it was before.

[–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 95 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 14 points 1 day ago

Eee, I win the prize, hematite was my guess!!

[–] HowAbt2day@futurology.today 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Bloody pinky? (Not the British bloody, btw)

[–] deltapi@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

a shadow of someone else's blood

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 points 23 hours ago

Don't start the dress argument again

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 29 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Maybe it was hematite, which "absorbs negative energy" according to some people. It's about the right amount of space.

I suppose when you make a ring out of natural rust it will break in not too long

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

Yeah, and it's also a brittle material known to break when turned into rings. So yeah, believe it