Is it possible to make a sword out of blood?

2,250 grams of workable iron, factoring for the ratio of impurities, means we'll need 9,407.25 grams of raw material — of blood-iron sand — to start. At 4 grams per person, you'd need at least 2,352 completely drained donors to make a iron longsword
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out of blood.
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Do swords get stronger with blood?

Swords were tempered in urine or blood -- FALSE

The steels smelted in Medieval Europe required either clean water or oil for quenching. Urine or blood would not allow a blade to temper properly.
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Can blood rust a sword?

Well - blood is highly corrossive to steel and will cause it to rust in record time if not wiped off completely and the sword reoiled.. Apparently it is quite hard to get off completely, many old antique swords that have seen useage have a dark stain from it...
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How many humans would it take to have enough iron to make a sword?

At . 004kg of iron in the average man, and assuming complete iron extraction from each corpse, forging a sword from blood-iron would have taken 358.69, or 359 dead men (far fewer than I expected, frankly). TL;DR: at 359 humans, it's one damn expensive sword to make.
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Is Obsidian sword possible?

No. Obsidian is volcanic glass. It is far too brittle to make a full sword blade out of.
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Does obsidian melt in lava?

Obsidian is literally, cool lava. Netherite gear already has the properties to not burn in lava, so why not make obsidian immune as well? It's just frustrating to mine obsidian for a relatively long time and half of it falls to the lower layer of lava and ends up burning.
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Can obsidian cut atoms?

Since obsidian will fracture down to a single atom, it is claimed to have a cutting edge five hundred times sharper than the sharpest steel blade, and under a high magnification microscope an obsidian blade still appears smooth, whereas a steel blade has a saw like edge.
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Why did Vikings break the swords of the dead?

One, they bent the swords as a way to retire the weapon and / or to deter grave robbers from taking them. Two, enemies of a deceased viking would bend his sword to render it useless in the afterlife.
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Were Viking swords iron or steel?

Early Viking swords were made of pure iron, and were known to bend in battle. Later Viking swords, either locally produced or bought, were made by pattern welding, a sophisticated technique in which numerous thin strips of metal are interwoven together at high heat to create a stronger blade.
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Could you make a bone sword?

Researchers have conducted experiments that recreate the process of forging a sword using bog iron and bone-coal; the carbon from the bones can penetrate up to 3 millimeters deep into bog iron, enough to significantly strengthen the sword.
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Do old swords bleed?

Even 2,000 years old, it bleeds. And it smells like a steak cooking, like cooked meat. I've encountered this before with Japanese swords from World War II. If there's blood on the sword and you start polishing it, the sword bleeds.
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Why do people wipe blood off their swords?

It's called chiburui in Real Life, as there's enough blood on the sword, it'll rust faster, but it was more common to clean the sword on a convenient piece of cloth (such as that worn by the dead enemy). Advertisement: Other liquids (such as water or oil) don't usually count, unless there's some symbolism to it.
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Can you flick blood from a katana?

You can shake the blood of a katana in Ghost of Tsushima at will. One of the subtle, cool moments in the recent Ghost of Tsushima gameplay reveal has been Jin performing a Chiburi after killing off all his attackers.
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How much human blood would it take to make a sword?

2,250 grams of workable iron, factoring for the ratio of impurities, means we'll need 9,407.25 grams of raw material — of blood-iron sand — to start. At 4 grams per person, you'd need at least 2,352 completely drained donors to make a iron longsword out of blood.
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Can bones be used as weapons?

Of 10 weapons studied, two were made from human bone. About 11,000 years ago, Stone Age hunters crafted sharp weapons out of human bone, a new study finds. These hunter-gatherers lived in Doggerland, a now-underwater region in the North Sea that connected Europe to Britain.
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Can you make a sword out of a meteorite?

Ryuseito, the Meteor Swords, are the Japanese swords made from iron meteorite in 1898. They were manufactured by Japanese notable swordsmith Okayoshi Kunimune by the order of Viscount Enomoto Takeaki in Meiji period.
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How heavy is a real sword?

As leading sword expert Ewart Oakeshott unequivocally stated: "Medieval Swords are neither unwieldably heavy nor all alike - the average weight of any one of normal size is between 2.5 lb. and 3.5 lbs. Even the big hand-and-a-half 'war' swords rarely weigh more than 4.5 lbs.
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Does aluminum make a good sword?

Aluminum practice swords are often preferred over traditional steel swords for beginners. Because of its widespread availability and 100% recyclable properties, aluminum swords are cheaper than steel swords. Aluminum is lightweight, with a lower weight by volume than most other metals.
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How do you enter Valhalla?

Valhalla is presided over by Odin, and to gain entrance to it, one must be chosen by him and his valkyries, the “choosers of the fallen.”
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  1. However leaders of the warriors would go to Valhalla while the regular soldiers/vikings would go to Fólkvangr. ...
  2. @naltipar It's all based on translation.
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Do people still believe in Valhalla?

Today, as the old Norse religion enjoys a revival, practitioners are modernizing its core beliefs, including those relating to the afterlife. The modern view of Valhalla is subject to strict and loose interpretations.
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What is the opposite of Valhalla?

An oft-repeated line is that those who die in battle are thought to go to Valhalla, whereas those who die of other, more peaceful causes go to Hel.
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What is the sharpest thing ever?

The sharpest object ever made is a tungsten needle that tapers down to the thickness of a single atom. It was manufactured by placing a narrow tungsten wire in an atmosphere of nitrogen and exposing it to a strong electric field in a device called a field ion microscope.
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Is diamond sharper than obsidian?

Surprisingly, the edge of a piece of obsidian is superior to that of a surgeon's steel scalpel. It is 3 times sharper than diamond and between 500-1000 times sharper than a razor or a surgeon's steel blade resulting in easier incisions and fewer microscopic ragged tissue cuts.
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Can obsidian cut through DNA?

They are used are used in modern medicine because the sharp blades create incisions which heal faster.
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