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[LeonL]

As the posted above you pointed out: watered steel (Damascus steel) has shown the formation of nanotubes. Nanotubes do NOT need to be formed with carbon. As the Wikipedia article on inorganic nanotubes shows, they've even been found naturally occurring. (I also linked the disambiguation page because I figured it'd be easier as three of the four articles potentially relate.) Also, it's the only thing that explains the fibrous nature of adamtine strands that I can think of (short of just saying "magic" and invoking mythology, which is easily done and isn't science).

[Vanaheimer]

As the posted above you pointed out: watered steel (Damascus steel) has shown the formation of nanotubes. Nanotubes do NOT need to be formed with carbon. As the Wikipedia article on inorganic nanotubes shows, they've even been found naturally occurring. (I also linked the disambiguation page because I figured it'd be easier as three of the four articles potentially relate.) Also, it's the only thing that explains the fibrous nature of adamtine strands that I can think of (short of just saying "magic" and invoking mythology, which is easily done and isn't science).

Or it could naturally form very thin threads in metal.

If it formed nanotubes, you wouldn't be able to extract it let alone use it, or forge it. Nanotubes simple don't make adamantine make sense.

[adasdad]

could candy (I use "candy" as an abbreviation of adamantine, not to censor it) possibly crystalize in a way that forms microscopic chains? (as discussed earlier, a little) but only in certain conditions, which is why weapons and plate armor don't asplode in a mess of strands.

[forsaken1111]

could candy (I use "candy" as an abbreviation of adamantine, not to censor it) possibly crystalize in a way that forms microscopic chains? (as discussed earlier, a little) but only in certain conditions, which is why weapons and plate armor don't asplode in a mess of strands.

As in only in conditions of high pressure and acidity, such as dwarven facesmelting?

[Amallar]

could candy (I use "candy" as an abbreviation of adamantine, not to censor it) possibly crystalize in a way that forms microscopic chains? (as discussed earlier, a little) but only in certain conditions, which is why weapons and plate armor don't asplode in a mess of strands.

To be technical, all natural (solid) matter tends to form via crystallisation. If we're assuming that Adam is natural matter, then the only explanations would be artificial creation or the chain crystallisation you suggest. Adamantine is almost certainly not natural matter, though. For all we know, it could coagulate onto rocks as snot from hyperdimensional teddy bears.

[Maxmurder]

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Here is a thought experement (or an actual experiment if you wanted to do the !!SCIENCE!!)

Two masterwork adamantine mincarts are are placed on opposite ends of a mincart track with 100z downward slopes between them. Both carts are filled to capacity with slade blocks. The carts are pushed (or ridden for extra !!FUN!!) down the slopes towards eachother. What happens when they meet?

[MaximumZero]

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Here is a thought experement (or an actual experiment if you wanted to do the !!SCIENCE!!)

Two masterwork adamantine mincarts are are placed on opposite ends of a mincart track with 100z downward slopes between them. Both carts are filled to capacity with slade blocks. The carts are pushed (or ridden for extra !!FUN!!) down the slopes towards eachother. What happens when they meet?

Nuclear fusion.

[Gizogin]

Ooh, epic necro.

I'd guess that both minecarts would shatter.  Adamantine isn't indestructible, and it's very brittle.  Without knowing the crystal structure, we can't say how it will break with any certainty, but it's probably safe to assume there would be sharp edges.  These shards of adamantine would embed themselves in anything nearby, and anyone standing nearby would be ripped to shreds.  In short, it would be a ludicrously expensive, yet effective, shrapnel bomb.

[Hanslanda]

That would be epic. Must try.

[misko27]

While reading and marveling at this resurrected thread, I came upon a thought, and then, another one. This is a rare occurence and I'd like to share.
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but earnestly trying to fit any of those into real physics would drive most people insane.
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That's very much the point, though. Insanity is like a fine wine, in that its fermentation will lead to great happiness in the form of addled brains.
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I reccomend we take all of the more likely theories( i.e. ones that use actual science, even if wildly theoretical and/or insane) and compose them into a single document containg the current and best theories of adamantine, send to a scientific journal for publication, and hopefully get a response and/or drive several scientists stark raving mad.
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Or the nobel prize for !!SCIENCE!!. DS, Sphalerite, Girlinhat..Aussie. We will let you know when we accept you as part of our all knowing overlords. ALL HAIL THE !!SCIENTISTS!!

We do need a award for !!SCIENCE!!, Seriously, and

The nobel prize stays in sweden. The McUrist is awarded for ultimate dwarfdom.

The Urist is a great name. Seriously, someone make this.I wont even claim credit. Categories could be, uh, i dont know. At least three given out yearly. I demand this be a thing. Someone make a thread.

[Fallenworldful]

I just attempted to smash two Slade filled Adamantine carts.

The result?

the game crashed before they touched.

And... I'm going to have to do it all over again.

Sigh.

[Hanslanda]

The RNG has warned you once already. But !!SCIENCE!! MUST BE DONE!

[ZeroSumHappiness]

It thinks it has defeated you but you're doing SCIENCE and you're still alive!

[Maxmurder]

I just attempted to smash two Slade filled Adamantine carts.

The result?

the game crashed before they touched.

 

My theory: The collision would have released enough energy that even the potential for it to happen would destroy the universe, causing the crash. Kind of like the odd artifact that is so baddass or wacky that it literally cannot exist and will crash the game if you come within 100 tiles of it...

[misko27]

I just attempted to smash two Slade filled Adamantine carts.

The result?

the game crashed before they touched.

 

My theory: The collision would have released enough energy that even the potential for it to happen would destroy the universe, causing the crash. Kind of like the odd artifact that is so baddass or wacky that it literally cannot exist and will crash the game if you come within 100 tiles of it...

I have a similar theory. Allowing it to happen would cause a paradox, so to resolve it, the game shut down. Taunt not powers of which ye little understand, mortal.