Historians in 3026: The iron dome was of course a myth, iron is an exceptionally dense and brittle metal entirely impractical with which to construct a dome of this scale. It is believed that if any dome structure existed at all it would likely have been constructed of polymers perpaps with steel or engineered wood supports.

[–] EnsignRedshirt@hexbear.net 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Meanwhile, The History Channel in 3026 is doing crappy CGI visualizations of a literal dome of iron covering Israel, with crackpot pseudo-academics being interviewed describing how mainstream historians have been actively covering up the truth.

[–] Enjoyer_of_Games@hexbear.net 7 points 1 day ago

We have numerous surviving references to Gaza as an "open air prison. We must ask; why did these chroniclers put such emphasis on "open air" if not to contrast against the iron dome of Israel? Did those living in it consider the iron dome itself to be a gilded cage that imprisoned the occupiers just as they imprisoned the occupied? Is this perhaps a real life inspiration for legends such as the man in the iron mask?