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# Another one underestimating the man's metallurgical genius.

(I helped save b3ta! barryheadwound Mul-ti-pass? Multipass!, Fri 8 Sep 2017, 13:43, archived)
# Hahahaha
He's invented transparent aluminum! (sic)
(I helped save b3ta! Barbarossa is not my real name, Fri 8 Sep 2017, 14:07, archived)
# hello, computer
(I helped save b3ta! Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Fri 8 Sep 2017, 14:17, archived)
# How quaint.
(Pie of Meat ___°¬¯O¯____\o/_____/\_,____Y¯¯Y, Fri 8 Sep 2017, 18:24, archived)
# aluminum/aluminium are both correct ways of spelling it.
aluminum was the original way, but the scientists of the day wanted it to sound more fashionable and in
fitting with other recent 'iums' of the day, so added it at the end. it split opinion and some went one way, others, the other.

i'm sure there's more to it than that, but that's it in it's basic form.
(I helped save b3ta! Ya What Skiddlyboop, Fri 8 Sep 2017, 15:40, archived)
# There is indeed more to it than that.
(I helped save b3ta! Invisible Wizard - 9th Level Pissant, Fri 8 Sep 2017, 17:21, archived)
# Transparent aluminium
Oh man what could we do with this new wondrous material, put it into sheets and build a fish tank around America
(tomma turn around an bite you every time, Mon 11 Sep 2017, 10:02, archived)
# Haha
I recommend 100mg of L-Covfefe daily.
(I helped save b3ta! cowcat Bituminous squeegee, Fri 8 Sep 2017, 18:43, archived)
# Unobtainium
(I helped save b3ta! Woodkovsky ☹️➝🚻➝🚽➝😣➝💩➝🧻➝😁, Sat 9 Sep 2017, 6:04, archived)