# what exactly is metal?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-metal/27431>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 30, 2000, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-metal/27431 "2000-07-30T11:27:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2000, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-metal/27431/21 "2000-08-02T15:21:02Z")

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> But both people who lived before the scientific discoveries and people who are unaware of the scientific definitions know what metal is.

Yeah, and both people who lived before the scientific discipline of nutrition and people who are unaware of the nutritional definitions and the four basic food groups know what food is. What’s your point? It’s just something people know and/or accept.

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