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Aluminum used to be so hard to process that if was seen as a status of the most wealthy. Napoleon would present his most honored guest with plate made from Aluminum and his less honorable guests with… (thelemmy.club)
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[-] oeuf@slrpnk.net 4 points 6 days ago

How times have changed. The value of aluminium is now that it is easy to bend, for dads who want to make custom brackets.

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