Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon
Chris Green <[email protected]>
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The Natural Philosopher <[email protected]> wrote: > On 07/08/2026 13:35, Daniel James wrote: > > On 07/08/2026 11:38, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > >> "Unobtainium is a humorous engineering and fictional term for a > >> hypothetical material that has the ideal, perfect properties for a > >> specific application, but is impossible to get or does not actually > >> exist. It combines the word "unattainable" with the chemical suffix "-ium > > > > Stating the obvious, here, but that should say "unobtainable" not > > "unattainable" ... I've never heard of "Unattainium", but it sounds like > > it should be a hypothetical element that exists but can't be extracted > > ... a bit like potassium was before Humphrey Davy and electrolysis. > > > > I might also mention "Handwavium", which means, you know ... > > > > that is new to me.,.. > > > ... and "Chinesium" which so many cheap imported goods are made from. > > > ...That isn't! > > A late friend had a similar word for pot metal. [Zinc alloy casting]. > Can't remember what it was. > I had a friend who used to call that "Muckite". -- Chris Green ·