Roman sword discovered in waters off Nova Scotia. Claims Romans visited N. America 1500 years before Columbus.

1609 years actually

bringbackthemile wrote:

1609 years actually

Here we go with the bring back the mile argument again.

Even better at sword-riding

your neighbor wrote:

here's the deal wrote:

My wife is a sword swallower.

I can confirm.

My archeologist friend says it's unlikely a Roman sword would survive that long in a mild climate, let alone at the bottom of the ocean for 1500 years. It would corrode.

HardLoper wrote:

My archeologist friend says it's unlikely a Roman sword would survive that long in a mild climate, let alone at the bottom of the ocean for 1500 years. It would corrode.

Corrosion generally requires air. It could probably survive in the ocean, but would be damaged pretty rapidly after being brought to the surface without preservation efforts.

Mr. Obvious wrote:

HardLoper wrote:

My archeologist friend says it's unlikely a Roman sword would survive that long in a mild climate, let alone at the bottom of the ocean for 1500 years. It would corrode.

Corrosion generally requires air. It could probably survive in the ocean, but would be damaged pretty rapidly after being brought to the surface without preservation efforts.

Not if it was forged iron.

It was M.I.T. (Made in Taiwan).

sensai wrote:

Mr. Obvious wrote:

Corrosion generally requires air. It could probably survive in the ocean, but would be damaged pretty rapidly after being brought to the surface without preservation efforts.

Not if it was forged iron.

TRUE

I think Siberians "discovered" America by walking here over the Bering Strait 20,000 years ago.

Then there were those nutty Chinese sailors, but maybe the Romans beat the Chinese.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/chinese-explorer-may-have-discovered-america-before-columbus--according-to-new-book-201051307.html

I would not have wanted to be on a Roman galley ship in the open Atlantic, personally...

Any estimates on what the brothers have spent on their search for treasure on Oak Island? I wonder if the History channel pays all their expenses. I watch the show and it's a running joke in our family that they never find anything by people with wild theories.

Columbus never landed on American soil. He landed on Hispaniola (Dominican Republic). The honor of discovering America and establishing trade routes goes to Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo who sailed the San Salvador into San Diego Bay (named San Miguel by Cabrillo) while searching for gold, glory and God.

Mr. Obvious wrote:

HardLoper wrote:

My archeologist friend says it's unlikely a Roman sword would survive that long in a mild climate, let alone at the bottom of the ocean for 1500 years. It would corrode.

Corrosion generally requires air. It could probably survive in the ocean, but would be damaged pretty rapidly after being brought to the surface without preservation efforts.

Corrosion requires oxygen. There is oxygen in the ocean. Metals corrode much faster in salt water than in air. Although bronze holds up longer than iron or steel, it'd last nowhere close to 1000 years.

Especially if it was forged iron. Carbon steels pretty much dissolve in seawater.

Bronze would last much longer, but this thing is a toy anyway.

sensai wrote:

Mr. Obvious wrote:

Corrosion generally requires air. It could probably survive in the ocean, but would be damaged pretty rapidly after being brought to the surface without preservation efforts.

Not if it was forged iron.

Especially if it was forged iron. Carbon steels pretty much dissolve in seawater.

Bronze would last much longer, but this thing is a toy anyway.

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sensai wrote:

Mr. Obvious wrote:

Corrosion generally requires air. It could probably survive in the ocean, but would be damaged pretty rapidly after being brought to the surface without preservation efforts.

Not if it was forged iron.

Yeah, but seawater can't melt steel beams

SanSalvador wrote:

Columbus never landed on American soil. He landed on Hispaniola (Dominican Republic). The honor of discovering America and establishing trade routes goes to Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo who sailed the San Salvador into San Diego Bay (named San Miguel by Cabrillo) while searching for gold, glory and God.

Actually, it was Amerigo Vespucci.

here's the deal wrote:

My wife is a sword swallower.

Lol what

Hoax.

Next?

The title of this thread makes it sound like a sword is claiming that Romans visited America 1500 years before Columbus.