Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon

On 8/7/26 06:10, The Natural Philosopher 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.
> 
Don't know about that one. I want to know where to buy "scratch", there 
are so many things that can be made...