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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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[-] deft@lemmy.wtf 10 points 6 days ago

Ahh I understand now

[-] Wolf314159@startrek.website 19 points 6 days ago

That's literally the answer though. They used electricity to process aluminum in a new way and much much much more cheaply than was possible before.

[-] deft@lemmy.wtf 13 points 6 days ago

No yeah I wasn't kidding. I genuinely understand now

[-] Wolf314159@startrek.website 5 points 6 days ago

Sorry, hard to tell sometimes. I was afraid that I was too intentionally vague at first.

[-] deft@lemmy.wtf 3 points 5 days ago

Lol it's okay it is the Internet. Thanks for free education

this post was submitted on 22 May 2026
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