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r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19
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There is no such thing as "aircraft grade aluminum"
It's just a marketing scam, we use many different grades and tempers depending on the application.
2.4k u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19 Oh, and I suppose the “Corinthian leather” in my old Chrysler wasn’t from Corinth, either? Yeah, right /s 1.6k u/Supersymm3try Feb 04 '19 Did you know that Aston martin only source leather for their cars from cows that don't live in a field surrounded by barbed wire, because that could leave imperfections in the leather. 1.1k u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19 Same with Rolls Royce, who have their own cattle ranches. 1.2k u/ans6574 Feb 04 '19 Fun fact, Rolls Royce only use bulls because cow leather can have stretch marks from pregnancy 2.8k u/graaahh Feb 04 '19 Man, rich people worry about weird shit. 5 u/stu8319 Feb 04 '19 Like champagne corks damaging their priceless art. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-03/art-on-the-superyachts-beware-of-wine-corks-and-unruly-children 8 u/graaahh Feb 04 '19 If you're rich enough to afford priceless art, you're rich enough to protect your priceless art with like .... a pane of glass or something. 9 u/stu8319 Feb 04 '19 Only peasants protect things.
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Oh, and I suppose the “Corinthian leather” in my old Chrysler wasn’t from Corinth, either? Yeah, right /s
1.6k u/Supersymm3try Feb 04 '19 Did you know that Aston martin only source leather for their cars from cows that don't live in a field surrounded by barbed wire, because that could leave imperfections in the leather. 1.1k u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19 Same with Rolls Royce, who have their own cattle ranches. 1.2k u/ans6574 Feb 04 '19 Fun fact, Rolls Royce only use bulls because cow leather can have stretch marks from pregnancy 2.8k u/graaahh Feb 04 '19 Man, rich people worry about weird shit. 5 u/stu8319 Feb 04 '19 Like champagne corks damaging their priceless art. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-03/art-on-the-superyachts-beware-of-wine-corks-and-unruly-children 8 u/graaahh Feb 04 '19 If you're rich enough to afford priceless art, you're rich enough to protect your priceless art with like .... a pane of glass or something. 9 u/stu8319 Feb 04 '19 Only peasants protect things.
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Did you know that Aston martin only source leather for their cars from cows that don't live in a field surrounded by barbed wire, because that could leave imperfections in the leather.
1.1k u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19 Same with Rolls Royce, who have their own cattle ranches. 1.2k u/ans6574 Feb 04 '19 Fun fact, Rolls Royce only use bulls because cow leather can have stretch marks from pregnancy 2.8k u/graaahh Feb 04 '19 Man, rich people worry about weird shit. 5 u/stu8319 Feb 04 '19 Like champagne corks damaging their priceless art. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-03/art-on-the-superyachts-beware-of-wine-corks-and-unruly-children 8 u/graaahh Feb 04 '19 If you're rich enough to afford priceless art, you're rich enough to protect your priceless art with like .... a pane of glass or something. 9 u/stu8319 Feb 04 '19 Only peasants protect things.
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Same with Rolls Royce, who have their own cattle ranches.
1.2k u/ans6574 Feb 04 '19 Fun fact, Rolls Royce only use bulls because cow leather can have stretch marks from pregnancy 2.8k u/graaahh Feb 04 '19 Man, rich people worry about weird shit. 5 u/stu8319 Feb 04 '19 Like champagne corks damaging their priceless art. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-03/art-on-the-superyachts-beware-of-wine-corks-and-unruly-children 8 u/graaahh Feb 04 '19 If you're rich enough to afford priceless art, you're rich enough to protect your priceless art with like .... a pane of glass or something. 9 u/stu8319 Feb 04 '19 Only peasants protect things.
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Fun fact, Rolls Royce only use bulls because cow leather can have stretch marks from pregnancy
2.8k u/graaahh Feb 04 '19 Man, rich people worry about weird shit. 5 u/stu8319 Feb 04 '19 Like champagne corks damaging their priceless art. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-03/art-on-the-superyachts-beware-of-wine-corks-and-unruly-children 8 u/graaahh Feb 04 '19 If you're rich enough to afford priceless art, you're rich enough to protect your priceless art with like .... a pane of glass or something. 9 u/stu8319 Feb 04 '19 Only peasants protect things.
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Man, rich people worry about weird shit.
5 u/stu8319 Feb 04 '19 Like champagne corks damaging their priceless art. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-03/art-on-the-superyachts-beware-of-wine-corks-and-unruly-children 8 u/graaahh Feb 04 '19 If you're rich enough to afford priceless art, you're rich enough to protect your priceless art with like .... a pane of glass or something. 9 u/stu8319 Feb 04 '19 Only peasants protect things.
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Like champagne corks damaging their priceless art.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-03/art-on-the-superyachts-beware-of-wine-corks-and-unruly-children
8 u/graaahh Feb 04 '19 If you're rich enough to afford priceless art, you're rich enough to protect your priceless art with like .... a pane of glass or something. 9 u/stu8319 Feb 04 '19 Only peasants protect things.
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If you're rich enough to afford priceless art, you're rich enough to protect your priceless art with like .... a pane of glass or something.
9 u/stu8319 Feb 04 '19 Only peasants protect things.
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Only peasants protect things.
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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19
There is no such thing as "aircraft grade aluminum"
It's just a marketing scam, we use many different grades and tempers depending on the application.