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Transparent Aluminum
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#23Since everyone is now thinking of Star Trek IV: The computer that Scotty uses in the Plexicorp scene appears to be a Macintosh Plus, but its internals were completely changed for filming. Its screen was replaced with one from an IBM PC to make it easier to synchronize its video refresh rate with the film camera's frame rate, and the "transparent aluminum" animation was created on an IBM PC by computer graphics compan…
>The finger was shot off during the invasion of Juno Beach on D-Day.
By friendly fire, apparently!
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#24Or just saphire (Al2O3).
Fancy watches still use sapphire “glass” displays right?
I recall complaints (on youtube?) that Apple's sapphire glass formulation on the Apple watch can be scratched by pure sapphire, but presumably it trades off some scratch resistance for greater impact resistance, though it's probably still more brittle than regular gorilla glass.
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#25So, after yesterday's article on vacuum baloons, would this be a candidate for the hull material?
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#26Since everyone is now thinking of Star Trek IV: The computer that Scotty uses in the Plexicorp scene appears to be a Macintosh Plus, but its internals were completely changed for filming. Its screen was replaced with one from an IBM PC to make it easier to synchronize its video refresh rate with the film camera's frame rate, and the "transparent aluminum" animation was created on an IBM PC by computer graphics compan…
>The computer that Scotty uses to show transparent aluminum was originally going to be an Amiga, but Commodore would only give permission if they bought their own. Apple Computer was willing to give them a Mac for free. Without knowing all the details, that seems like a dumb move by Commodore. Too bad though that some geeks weren't consulted, since they might have fixed up a Symbolics machine for the scene, which was…
Sounds like typical Commodore handling of the Amiga. They bungled the shit out of it.
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#27How do you cut it, I wonder? Tile cutting saw? Water jet? Can it be scored and broken in a straight line like glass?
Yes. It's just like processing any other ceramic
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#28Since everyone is now thinking of Star Trek IV: The computer that Scotty uses in the Plexicorp scene appears to be a Macintosh Plus, but its internals were completely changed for filming. Its screen was replaced with one from an IBM PC to make it easier to synchronize its video refresh rate with the film camera's frame rate, and the "transparent aluminum" animation was created on an IBM PC by computer graphics compan…
I like this scene a lot but my favorite one is McCoy in the hospital, especially the scene in the elevator where he is horrified we’re still using chemotherapy.
"Dialysis? What is this, the Dark Ages?"
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
I like this scene a lot but my favorite one is McCoy in the hospital, especially the scene in the elevator where he is horrified we’re still using chemotherapy.
"Dialysis? What is this, the Dark Ages?"
“Doctor gave me a pill, and I grew a new kidney!”