unobtainium in A Sentence

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    It was called Unobtainium?

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    But even when the substance already has a name and very much does exist,“Unobtainium” is still sometimes used.

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    In the Avatar movie, it's never actually explained what Unobtainium does, functioning as something of a MacGuffin in the plot.

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    However, according to the book“The Science of Avatar“, Unobtainium is a room temperature superconductor, making it useful for a variety of applications.

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    Though“Unobtainium” is by far the most common name for some fantastical element or substance, other less common names serving the same purpose include“wishalloy”,“handwavium” and“eludium”.

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    Just one year later, in 1958, Unobtainium was officially defined by the Interim Glossary of Aero Space Terms as a noun that refers to:.

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    Although it isn't clear who first coined the term“Unobtainium”, the first known documented case of it appeared in the February 27, 1956 edition of the Marshall, Michigan Evening Chronicle where it stated,“The metal is so hard to come by that the scientists have devised a lugubriously-humorous name for it.

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