Talk:Utah monolith

Page contents not supported in other languages.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rename?[edit]

Over at List of works similar to the 2020 Utah monolith it was pointed out that there are other monoliths in Utah, many holding the common name for a long time. With the cooling of time, does it make sense to add a year to the title here? – SJ + 00:19, 27 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Probably not. The 2020 version received worldwide media coverage and Utah monolith is the WP:COMMONNAME, eg [1].--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 06:52, 27 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Call it Utah monolith (2020). When adding year disambiguates we don't go by common name. Personally I think it should be Utah metal monolith which is more descriptive, and disambiguates at the same time, all other monoliths are natural. WP:COMMONNAME says Editors should also consider all five of the criteria for article titles outlined above. Ambiguous or inaccurate names for the article subject, as determined in reliable sources, are often avoided even though they may be more frequently used by reliable sources.. This is precisly the case here. Most of those sources were contemporary to the event, when everyone knew what it meant, but Wikipedia is writing for a 100 year audience, they don't have the context of knowing what "Utah monolith" means. It fails the WP:CRITERIA list of name ("Precision"), it's ambiguous, and by extension fails COMMONNAME per the green quote. -- GreenC 19:47, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

magnetism[edit]

was not magnetic, and appeared to be made of 1/8th inch stainless steel or aluminum sheets

Is there such a thing as non-magnetic steel? —Tamfang (talk) 06:23, 18 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I searched "non-magnetic steel" in Google and got some results like "Some stainless steels are magnetic, and others are not. The defining factor of magnetism comes down to the the steel's microstructure" and "Most stainless steels falling under this category are non-magnetic because they contain high amounts of austenite." (CC) Tbhotch 06:38, 18 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Stainless steel is often non-magnetic. I can confirm this because some of my stainless steel saucepans will not work on an induction hob. If a magnet won't stick to it, it won't work on an induction hob. Steel is an alloy and it isn't always magnetic.[2]--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 08:07, 18 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]