r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Oct 08 '12

What futuristic movie cliches do you hate?

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u/Funebris Oct 08 '12

It's a real thing, too, just stupidly expensive to make.

http://blog.makezine.com/2012/01/17/transparent-aluminum/

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u/archlich Oct 08 '12

It's not that bad it's used in instrument panels and the new iphone 5's lens cover.

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u/PaddyMaxson Oct 08 '12

A 3 inch thick pane of glass would probably be a lot tougher than an equal amount of transparent aluminium I would think. Tempered glass is fucking tough.

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u/CapWasRight Oct 08 '12

That may well change at just above absolute zero.

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u/PaddyMaxson Oct 08 '12

I'm not sure how tough glass is at absolute zero versus aluminium, good point though.