Talk:Plastids/@comment-5325936-20160922154429/@comment-90.184.79.169-20170224025808

I'm not super impressed by carbon fibers. Strong, but galvanic corrosion eats it up in no time.

At any rate, we know they're going for a certain style and adapting the fluff according, as is the case for pretty much any fiction, so just assume they're using metal foam instead of modern day solid materials.