Posted on September 22, 2017
I read that today is Chain Mail Day, or Chainmail Day. So I thought I would check out both chain mail and chainmail:
"Chain mail" can mean chain letters or chain e-mails. These are often hoaxes that tell a bad-luck story and then tell the receiver to send the story on to a certain number of friends - or else the bad luck "will fall on YOU!" Some are nicer or funnier; I see a lot of the nice-and-funny ones on social media, and people are urged to copy-paste and repost OR to send a message on to friends, using private messages. The nice ones don't include threats "if you break the chain," but some offer rewards of good luck.
The thing to remember is that chain letters and chain e-mails are not real or true. Some of them are illegal, some of them are mean, some of them are silly or cute. In my opinion, you should never ever pass on illegal or threatening or mean or bullying messages - and you might want to think long and hard about even sending on silly or cute ones.
Now, chainmail (just one word), which is also known as mail or maille, is a kind of armor made with small metal rings linked together in a pattern. Like other sorts of armor, chainmail is meant to protect the wearer from many weapons. Most knives and swords are not going to go through mail - but some really sharp ones do! Axes and other heavy weapons probably can get through mail - although armor can slow it down or lessen the blow.
Some people today love to wear chainmail - maybe a chainmail shirt, or maybe just an accessory (a chainmail tie or necklace isn't going to be very protective, though, LOL).
Here is how chainmail is made.
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| Making "chainmail" out of aluminum soda pull-tabs means that your garment is going to be super light! |
Also on this date:
Anniversary of the Peace of Basel in Switzerland
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