Hey all! Just finished watching the movie again...only 199 more days and some odd hours, minutes and seconds!!
I'll keep that in mind tonight, I suppose I'll understand what you mean as I watch?
Now I remember the transparent aluminum. Looked up the thread, it was really transparent aluminum oxide. How weird. Actually, my fishing rods use aluminum oxide guides, it is harder than steel, though more brittle. The line cannot wear a groove in them, something that happens to steel guides.
It's a cute movie, we enjoyed watching it again.
We like the Harry Potter stuff too, consider it harmless and fun, I think you have to really work to see any evil in it.