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[–] bauhaus@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I’m still waiting until we switch to transparent aluminum. some crazy Scottish guy in San Fransisco traded the formula for a bunch of plexiglas back in the mid-80s.

[–] tallwookie@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] FishInABarrel@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That's a ceramic. Not exactly what people mean when they say "aluminum." I mean, if that's considered aluminum, then so is sapphire.

[–] bauhaus@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

neither is “transparent”

this IS what I was talking about, or, rather, the real-world version of it. I was making a Star Trek reference in my previous comment, for those who didn’t catch it.