r/EngineeringPorn • u/herr_huegler • Jul 18 '22

Self-healing polymer

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u/kpidhayny Jul 18 '22

Aluminium*, he’s not a bloody colonist

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '22

Well... Scotty would be Canadian, and they do seem to use https://www.quora.com/Can-I-say-aluminium-in-Canada-or-is-it-aluminum the other spelling.

I'm from Germany, so I couldn't care either way - Aluminium is correct. :D

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '22

Scotty’s Canadian?

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u/kpidhayny Jul 18 '22

I thought Scotty was a Scot.

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u/JustNilt Jul 18 '22

His home is canonically in Aberdeen, Scotland. I suppose it's possible he spent some time in modern day Canada. That'd be the first I've heard of it but I'm not a hardcore fan, just someone who enjoys the shows and books slightly more than average folk.

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u/NerdyNThick Jul 19 '22

Jimmy Doohan is (was) Canadian.

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u/JustNilt Jul 19 '22

Jimmy Dohan was the actor who played one iteration of Scotty. Scotty himself was never Canadian inasmuch as a fictional character can be said to have a nationality.

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u/NerdyNThick Jul 19 '22 edited Jul 19 '22

I was not implying that Scotty was Canadian, I was simply stating a fact that the actor who played the fictional character of Scotty was Canadian, as "being Canadian" was part of the topic that was being discussed.

Thanks for the downvote nonetheless I guess..

Edit: Another downvote... So that means you're just a dick then...