grumpy_cat@thelemmy.club to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-214 days agoAluminum used to be so hard to process that if was seen as a status of the most wealthy. Napoleon would present his most honored guest with plate made from Aluminum and his less honorable guests with…thelemmy.clubimagemessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down13
arrow-up1134arrow-down1imageAluminum used to be so hard to process that if was seen as a status of the most wealthy. Napoleon would present his most honored guest with plate made from Aluminum and his less honorable guests with…thelemmy.clubgrumpy_cat@thelemmy.club to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-214 days agomessage-square19linkfedilink
minus-squareWolf314159@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·25 days agoThat’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.
minus-squaredeft@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·25 days agoNo yeah I wasn’t kidding. I genuinely understand now
minus-squareWolf314159@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·24 days agoSorry, hard to tell sometimes. I was afraid that I was too intentionally vague at first.
minus-squaredeft@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 days agoLol it’s okay it is the Internet. Thanks for free education
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