• blargerer@kbin.social
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    10 months ago

    This one goes the other way. It was first patented in the 80s before the movie came out. It just wasn’t a big thing yet. I assume it’s had improved properties since then, but the process already existed.

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      10 months ago

      Unfortunately this is a time travel paradox. It wouldn’t have even been patented if the crew hadn’t gone back in time and needed it to transport a whale back to the future. I fully support the claim that Star Trek did it first in the future.