I've seen interior nails rust out in a few years under the right (or rather wrong) conditions. I got in the habit of buying only galvanized or stainless steel nails when I lived on the beach in North Carolina. The lifespan of a bright nail there is measured in days rather than years.
I've been working on a house we bought at a tax foreclosure auction. Naturally all the pipes were broken, so I was fixing the leaks one at a time. I found one leak right in a floor plate, so I cut out the pipe and replaced it. Looking at the bad section, I was surprised to see not a split, but rather a neat pinhole. Someone had hit the pipe with a finish nailer, but the nail plugged its own hole. As the house sat vacant for a few years, the nail rusted away and opened the hole. There was no trace left of that nail, save a rust stain.
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Today's Featured Article - History of the Nuffield Tractor - by Anthony West. The Nuffield tractor story started in early 1945. The British government still reeling from the effects of the war on the economy, approached the Nuffield organization to see if they would design and build an "ALL NEW" British built wheeled tractor, suitable for both British and world farming.
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