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<blockquote data-quote="Vendetta" data-source="post: 1728959" data-attributes="member: 14961">The Autobots turn to Sparkplug and Spike.&nbsp; The two humans appear a bit nervous at the sudden attention being drawn to them.&nbsp; But Spike realizes that the Autobots are showing them respect by including them into the discussion.&nbsp; &quot;Well... I don't really know where to get that stuff.&nbsp; It is all very valuable here, especially the Diamonds.&nbsp; There are mines in South Africa but someone owns all of them.&nbsp; You could probably mine some somewhere else if you knew where to look&quot; The young human says.Spurred on by his son's bravery, Sparkplug says, &quot;Platinum is a precious metal and exceptional for its conductivity.&nbsp; It is pretty rare and Gold, another precious metal, is used more often.&nbsp; Spike's right about the diamonds.&nbsp; If you knew where to look for them, you could mine both Platinum and Diamonds.&nbsp; But the Titanium... that is an alloy, made from other metals.&quot;Wheeljax looks up at the three of you.&nbsp; &quot;The titanium is not strong enough to match our cybertronian metal frames... but we can fold a dozen sheets together and press it down enough that it will be a close approximation of our metal alloy. &quot;We would only need a few tons of Cybertronian metal.&nbsp; I've already calculated what we can steel from the Ark without losing structural integrity.&nbsp; We have to be careful though, because there are a million tons of rock above us and if we make a mistake, the whole mountain will come down on us&quot;But, for now, the Titanium is the least important for repairs.&nbsp; We need about 20 kilograms of Platinum and 1 kilogram of Diamond per Positronic Personality Core to repair them.&nbsp; The extra platinum is needed for internal circuitry… but, maybe we can use this “gold” for that.&nbsp; Gold will not be sufficient for the Cores. If we can't find a ready source of platinum and Diamond... I suppose I can program Teletran 1 to do geological studies of the planet to find deposits that we can mine.&nbsp; &quot;Wait a minute.&quot; Says Sparkplug, &quot;I know where a naval shipyard is where they build battleships.&nbsp; They are bound to have military grade titanium there.&quot;&quot;How are we going to pay for all this stuff?&nbsp; I mean, we can't just take it, right?&quot;&nbsp; Spike says.&quot;That is a good question, son.&quot; Replies Sparkplug.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vendetta, post: 1728959, member: 14961"] The Autobots turn to Sparkplug and Spike. The two humans appear a bit nervous at the sudden attention being drawn to them. But Spike realizes that the Autobots are showing them respect by including them into the discussion. [COLOR=SlateGray]"Well... I don't really know where to get that stuff. It is all very valuable here, especially the Diamonds. There are mines in South Africa but someone owns all of them. You could probably mine some somewhere else if you knew where to look"[/COLOR] The young human says. Spurred on by his son's bravery, Sparkplug says, [COLOR=DimGray]"Platinum is a precious metal and exceptional for its conductivity. It is pretty rare and Gold, another precious metal, is used more often. Spike's right about the diamonds. If you knew where to look for them, you could mine both Platinum and Diamonds. But the Titanium... that is an alloy, made from other metals."[/COLOR] Wheeljax looks up at the three of you. [COLOR=orange]"The titanium is not strong enough to match our cybertronian metal frames... but we can fold a dozen sheets together and press it down enough that it will be a close approximation of our metal alloy. "We would only need a few tons of Cybertronian metal. I've already calculated what we can steel from the Ark without losing structural integrity. We have to be careful though, because there are a million tons of rock above us and if we make a mistake, the whole mountain will come down on us "But, for now, the Titanium is the least important for repairs. We need about 20 kilograms of Platinum and 1 kilogram of Diamond per Positronic Personality Core to repair them. The extra platinum is needed for internal circuitry… but, maybe we can use this “gold” for that. Gold will not be sufficient for the Cores. If we can't find a ready source of platinum and Diamond... I suppose I can program Teletran 1 to do geological studies of the planet to find deposits that we can mine.[/COLOR] [COLOR=DimGray]"Wait a minute." [/COLOR] Says Sparkplug, [COLOR=DimGray]"I know where a naval shipyard is where they build battleships. They are bound to have military grade titanium there."[/COLOR] [COLOR=SlateGray]"How are we going to pay for all this stuff? I mean, we can't just take it, right?"[/COLOR] Spike says. [COLOR=DimGray]"That is a good question, son."[/COLOR] Replies Sparkplug. [/QUOTE]

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