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with... What? Don't leave us hanging!
Gold.
*aluminium, aluminum not real element.
It's for those that still measure in bananas, football fields, giraffes, worm lengths, or even feet. 🤌🏼
How'd they do that
Electricity.
Ahh I understand now
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.
No yeah I wasn't kidding. I genuinely understand now
Sorry, hard to tell sometimes. I was afraid that I was too intentionally vague at first.
Lol it's okay it is the Internet. Thanks for free education
*Paul Héroult
How times have changed. The value of aluminium is now that it is easy to bend, for dads who want to make custom brackets.
this post was submitted on 22 May 2026
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