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[–] Sylver@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I speculate that hemp was super cheap and super fibrous, so it would make a decent armor akin to lining the train with sandbags.

[–] Gargleblaster@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And abundant.

[–] Clarke311@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Some even say it grows like a weed