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Originally Posted by Adam Skelding
Material = Unobtanium
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Unobtainium is a humorous
colloquialism that refers to any extremely rare, costly, or physically impossible
material needed to fulfill a given design for a given application. The name is not a
portmanteau but it is derived from
unobtainable +
ium (the suffix for a number of
elements). Variations include
unobtanium and
unattainium, with the same meaning.
The properties of any particular "unobtainium" depend on the intended use. For example, a pulley made of unobtainium might be massless and
frictionless. However, if used in a nuclear rocket, unobtainium would be light, strong at high temperatures, and resistant to radiation damage.
Must be good stuff then
