Timeline for How long would the average sword last in the middle ages?
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| Jan 27, 2015 at 23:26 | comment | added | Mark | @user48786, it's one of the many "folk" versions of the Ship of Theseus paradox. | |
| Dec 2, 2014 at 18:56 | comment | added | jwenting | it probably is quoted in DW somewhere, but it's a common thing when talking about old tools. If every part of something has been replaced, is it still the same thing it was when new? If not, how much needs to be still in place to be considered the same? | |
| Dec 2, 2014 at 14:56 | comment | added | user48786 | Is that a Discworld reference? I read that somewhere I'm sure! | |
| Nov 28, 2014 at 12:03 | comment | added | jwenting | and don't forget that axe that's been in the family for 200 years, had its handle replaced 5 times and the blade twice :) | |
| Nov 27, 2014 at 19:52 | review | First posts | |||
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| Nov 27, 2014 at 19:48 | history | answered | user48786 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |