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[Robin Landseadel]

"It's not a documentary", as my wife is fond of saying.

On Dec 26, 2009, at 10:29 AM, Joe Allonby wrote:

> I just can't imagine an actor saying it aloud with conviction. Then
> again, not a profession known for intelligence and literacy.
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 11:21 AM, Monte Davis  
> <montedavis at verizon.net> wrote:
>> There's a minor tradition behind it: "unobtainium" has been around  
>> for
>> decades in SF and speculative engineering discussions as shorthand  
>> for
>> materials that would make otherwise impossible inventions (e.g. a  
>> space
>> elevator) work. I don't know why Cameron chose to include that wink  
>> to a
>> segment of the audience, but FWIW he didn't make it up.

Unobtanium is an often used substance for High-End audio applications.