Mr. Maisey: So, keeping an open mind to all possibilities, can we say that kerises that are detected with relatively higher Titanium content are actually inferior in terms of toughness and durability when compared to those with less Titanium? Logically, the more Titanium content we can detect in a keris means the more impurity presents that prevents the blade from having a tougher microcrystaline arrangement.
Here is the thing - one of the friends I discussed with has a spectrometer device in his facility. If he is still in the playful mood he was in during the earlier discussion, we would like to play with the stuff to see the CORRELATION between metal elements and the PERCEIVED physical quality of the keris (garap, besi, etc). It would be fun to revisit the Arumbinang research one more time.
Penangsang 2.0: I have a keris that I baptized as "Kanjeng Kyai Uang Belajar". It can fly across land and ocean riding a small package called TIKI.
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