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The reason why Crows do this is because shiny things look like the sun glimmering off water in a pond or lake or similar, and they're drawn to it after being born so they know where water is and can survive.

If you have a just born, baby crow, you place a bunch of glass stones in a water bowl so they can easily find it and start drinking. If they don't associate those things, they will literally die of thirst.

So your shiny things are their "life saving water found" trigger, and makes them feel very, very safe and happy to have at their disposal, anytime they want.

[–] Upperhand@lemmy.world 32 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] SourDragon@lemmy.world 6 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I'll settle with panel 3, if possible

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 7 points 15 hours ago

It's very possible. Just crop it and upload it to a print-on-demand service. Maybe donate to the author if you're gonna do that though

[–] starik@lemmy.today 4 points 14 hours ago

Pickle pee! Pump-a-rum!

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Somebody put this on a t-shirt and I will buy it

[–] SystemDisc@feddit.org 3 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

You can put it on a T-shirt and buy it via several services such as Printful

[–] lemmy_at_em@lemmy.world 9 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Where is the double up vote button? 'Cause I want to up vote this again.

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 8 points 17 hours ago

You first need to cross-post, then you can continue the upvoting spree!

Sarah Anderson is a treasure.

[–] morto@piefed.social 14 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Modern wealth is so boring

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 12 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Fun tip: you can buy semi-precious stones in bulk lots for honestly not that much. I mean don't expect to fill a whole dice bag without it costing a pretty penny, but you could probably fill one of those little velvet pouches without breaking the bank.

Semi-precious stones are things like amethyst, peridot, garnet, aquamarine, some types of topaz, etc.. When they're faceted they look like gemstones and they're fun to examine under a jeweler's loupe. For anyone who wants a horde to brood over but isn't exorbitantly wealthy.

Also, you can get lab-grown precious gems for pretty cheap comparably. Rubies, sapphires, emeralds, etc. Lab-grown has the same chemical composition as natural, but they turn out perfect every time because of controlled conditions. So no inclusions or fissures. Perfect natural gems are rare and that's why they're so expensive, but lab-grown are classed differently for appraisals so that they don't affect market prices, so they're way more affordable. And ethical.

So a few dozen semi-precious stones to build your stash, a couple lab-grown gemstones for show pieces, and you'll be brooding in no time!

About metals:If you want gold, look for gold-plated or gold-filled jewelry findings. It's basically a core of a base metal like brass, steel, or nickel, and then it undergoes an electroplating process that puts a few microns of gold molecules all over the surface. It basically looks like gold, but for wayyy cheaper. If you wear it a lot then the surface will start to fade through in a few years. Gold-filled has a thicker layer of gold than gold-plated and should last a lot longer.

Oh and also, silver isn't very expensive as far as precious metals go. So if you want coins, you can build a larger horde with silver. Or even solid sterling silver jewelry. It looks nice but it doesn't cost out the ass like solid gold.

And jewelry findings are cheaper than finished products because they're basically in an incomplete form, they're technically a craft supply. So if you want to try your hand with prong-setting, knock yourself out. Start with semi-precious stones and a base metal like brass or bronze and get some practice before trying to set lab-grown sapphires in solid sterling.

Pewter, brass, bronze, and copper can be nice too, although they're considered base metals. So they're the cheapest options. It all depends on what you have an eye for. They come with various finishes (usually polished, brushed, or antiqued), but you can also polish them yourself, or use tarnishing solutions if you prefer them with a patina.

And then of course there's steel. Usually in a jewelry context you'll see either stainless steel, blackened steel, gunmetal, or rhodium-plated. Surgical stainless steel is the most hypoallergenic, so it's best for piercings. The others mostly just depend on your color preference.

You can get whole spools of chains, or buy them by the foot, and get matching jump rings and clasps/toggles, and start making your own necklace chains with just a couple pairs of pliers (chain-nosed and round-nosed, both smooth-jawed, will get you a long way. You can even get a pair that's made specifically for closing jump rings, or one for closing prong settings, but it's entirely possible to make do without those.), and some flush-cutters or wire-snips.

Then you just need to add a pendant or a charm, which you can either make yourself or buy as a finding. The possibilities are endless!

Oh and lastly, beading has a lower cost of entry, and if you use glass beads they can be pretty mesmerizing in their own right. Heck, even plastic beads can be a fun option if your budget is approximately zero (but once you try glass beads then plastic will feel like drawing with crayons).

You can string your beads on nylon, silk, linen, cotton, or polyester thread. Or use beading chain (usually ≀0.5mm) and some end crimps. A beading needle makes the process much easier/faster/more enjoyable.

[–] notabot@piefed.social 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

To make little charms or pendants, you can use "polymer metal clay" (aka PMC). It look like normal clay, it's really easy to work with whatever tools you have, and small pieces can be fired on the stovetop or with a small blowtorch. As you do that, it hardens into the metal you chose. You can get anything from copper though silver and gold.

It's not wildly expensive if you just want to make a few small unique pieces for your hoard, it's quite forgiving to work with, and it's really satisfying seeing your creation emerging from the flames.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 hours ago

That's a good idea!

[–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 1 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

I wonder how much money can buy a box of gold coins

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 5 points 17 hours ago

It's even better when they have chocolate inside!!!

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 15 hours ago

A gold coin the size of a dime costs well over a hundred dollars.

So it depends on how big your box is...

I love her comics so much, this is perfect

[–] SourDragon@lemmy.world 6 points 17 hours ago

Could this be one of the reasons why Iove both dragons and crows? Because shiny?

[–] MasutaHarada@thelemmy.club 4 points 17 hours ago

Most of shiny thing also durable by default , it also convenient to hoard thing that not destroyed by mere presence of dragon.

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 7 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

I like to think that dragons have some kind of electric conductive skin so gold against their skin would feel better than any other material cause it’s a great conductor.

It also flips the whole hoarding wealth behaviour on its head as a dragon would use gold for its properties while it’s mankind that hoards it because of its subjective value.

By that logic, they'd hoard carbon fiber since it's even more conductive

[–] LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 8 points 21 hours ago

My lizard brain when i find a cool rock or something.

[–] Zarobi@aussie.zone 4 points 19 hours ago

This is how wyverns were made

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Needs a bonus panel where the crow takes a shiny and starts to fly away but gets incinerated by the dragon

[–] alyqz@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Nah, I think they should become friends and start a life of crime together. That duo would be an adorable menace to the countryside as they collected all the shinies.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 hours ago

That would make a good comic series

[–] frog@feddit.uk 4 points 22 hours ago

"Early humans, why do you have all this treasure?"

"Shiny."

[–] ACindyDerg@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 17 hours ago

What else am I supposed to sleep on other than my hoard?