• ximtor@lemm.ee
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    11 hours ago

    It confused me a bit when reading the Mistborn series. Wtf is aluminum and why have i never heard of that? Do they just call Aluminium differently because of story reasons? Did i miss something? Are the other metals correct?

    Good books tho

    • HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world
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      6 hours ago

      Aluminum is the original name for the element. It was changed to be more in line with the others in its group.

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      8 hours ago

      Like in the tv shows when they say “epinephrine”, and I was like wtf is that? for years.

      And later on with the amazing metal called tungsten. Why have I never heard of it?

      (Its andrenaline and wolfram)