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To add context to the wager, I am an engineer and it is well known that progress in plastics has reduced the need for metals. Linings of tin can interior for example was changed from tin to plastics in this interval. Similarly expensive metal additives such as nickle and chromium used to enhance steel strength were replaced with Boron and other low cost additives that improved steel microstructure.

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