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xkcd #3075: Anachronym Challenge (xkcd.com)

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I have to pay with paper money.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Oh, I dunno, if you're into aesthetics as part of an experience, they do shine pretty.

I inherited some lol.

There is something nice about the way light bounces off of well polished silver that's different from steel, no matter how well polished the steel is.

But you're completely right on any practical level. Just the degree of upkeep is prohibitive.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ok, we don't polish the inherited silverware, that's why.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I switched to using preservation stuff a while back myself. Renaissance wax does the job, since we never actually use it. Just sits there looking pretty, no target's tarnish at all.

That being said, I do have some silver pieces that I let tarnish that aren't inherited, just because I dig the look of it personally