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The little metal pegs on a snow blower or a fuse in a circuit are examples I can think of.

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[-] BowtiesAreCool@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Another example would be a sacrificial piece of metal that will attract the corrosion over that of the metal of a boats prop under the waterline

[-] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I've seen it on residential gas lines too.

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Old beetles had some zinc under the bonnet for that, I think.

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