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<p>[QUOTE="Drago the Wolf, post: 786846, member: 22476"]I once heard a rumor that the government culled the steel cents from circulation with magnets, for many years after World War 2, then they sealed them in steel drums, took them out to somewhere in the ocean, and tossed the drums overboard, because they claimed that the metal was not worth recycling. I find that to be bull. Since when can you not melt down and recycle steel? This is are reason why I hate the idea of taking ships out to sea that they don't want, and just sinking them. All of those metals are a non-renewable resource, so just cut the damn ships up and haul the metal to a recycling center.</p><p> </p><p>I do feel that it would be bull, if they claimed they could not recycle the steelies. So the steel may have been slightly alloyed with zinc. Big whoop. Not saying that is a reason, but who knows?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Drago the Wolf, post: 786846, member: 22476"]I once heard a rumor that the government culled the steel cents from circulation with magnets, for many years after World War 2, then they sealed them in steel drums, took them out to somewhere in the ocean, and tossed the drums overboard, because they claimed that the metal was not worth recycling. I find that to be bull. Since when can you not melt down and recycle steel? This is are reason why I hate the idea of taking ships out to sea that they don't want, and just sinking them. All of those metals are a non-renewable resource, so just cut the damn ships up and haul the metal to a recycling center. I do feel that it would be bull, if they claimed they could not recycle the steelies. So the steel may have been slightly alloyed with zinc. Big whoop. Not saying that is a reason, but who knows?[/QUOTE]
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