Would springs still work after a couple million years?

1. 2019-08-02 at 5:01 PM UTC

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   Needledick Needledick Needledick motherfucker [mulishly down your brachydactylia]
   And what about other shit?
2. 2019-08-02 at 5:02 PM UTC

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   Technologist victim of incest
   What kind of springs?
3. 2019-08-02 at 5:04 PM UTC

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   Needledick Needledick Needledick motherfucker [mulishly down your brachydactylia]
   Mechanical springs in various components & machines.
4. 2019-08-02 at 5:13 PM UTC

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   Mud Hole Mania African Astronaut

   Originally posted by Needledick Needledick Needledick Mechanical springs in various components & machines.

   
   
   
   

   Originally posted by Technologist What kind of springs?

   
   Yeah I thought at first he meant the season. Cause like in a million years it could go any direction if there will be springs on earth.
   
   I think to answer this is if a spring was made from diamonds or something that wouldn't oxidize like rusting metal parts do. maybe tungsten ?
5. 2019-08-02 at 5:34 PM UTC

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   Ajax African Astronaut [rumor the placative aphakia]
   I don’t know about millions of years, but this one has been around for a while.
   
   https://www.italymagazine.com/featured-story/ancient-roman-water-italys-oldest-spring
   
   So has this one.
   
   http://www.floridasprings.org/visit/map/wakulla/
6. 2019-08-02 at 5:47 PM UTC

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   Mud Hole Mania African Astronaut

   Originally posted by Ajax I don’t know about millions of years, but this one has been around for a while.
   
   https://www.italymagazine.com/featured-story/ancient-roman-water-italys-oldest-spring
   
   So has this one.
   
   http://www.floridasprings.org/visit/map/wakulla/

   
   Components and machine
7. 2019-08-02 at 5:50 PM UTC

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   Ajax African Astronaut [rumor the placative aphakia]

   Originally posted by Mud Hole Mania Components and machine

   
   Nothing lasts forever. Not even the beautiful natural spring I posted.
8. 2019-08-02 at 6:07 PM UTC

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   The Self Taught Man Black Hole
   Unless it rusts to shit, it will maintain its springy qualities. This depends on the design of the spring of course, garbage springs are garbage regardless of age.
   
   A spring can even be compressed for years and stay fine (unless its compressed over its yield), as its frequent compression cycles that wear a spring out.
9. 2019-08-03 at 9:14 PM UTC

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   Mud Hole Mania African Astronaut

   Originally posted by Misguided Russian Unless it rusts to shit, it will maintain its springy qualities. This depends on the design of the spring of course, garbage springs are garbage regardless of age.
   
   A spring can even be compressed for years and stay fine (unless its compressed over its yield), as its frequent compression cycles that wear a spring out.

   
   If they have iron in them, you want to lube them well to keep them from rusting out. I lubed my garage door spring using first the type they suggested and then just Vaseline which kept the Door springs from popping and being replaced for over 10 years. I then put in some new ones and forgot to lube them and in 5 months one broke and then the other. so I replaced them and made sure I kept them greased up.
   
   But what metals with great tension abilities never rust and don't wear down? that should be the future of tension springs.