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Saltwater made Roman concrete stronger?
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00:00Salt water destroys metal and rock, but it made Roman concrete stronger.
00:06Romans used volcanic ash.
00:08Seawater slowly turned it into super hard crystals.
00:11This special concrete fixed itself underwater.
00:14It grew stronger for centuries, not weaker.
00:18Modern concrete crumbles in salt, but Roman concrete built new minerals from the sea.
00:23Imagine building structures that last forever.
00:26Learn the ancient secrets at the link in bio.