25+ years ago NO ONE used aluminum water bottles

"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit) 10/10/2018 at 19:28 • Filed to: None

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And now... everyone does. I’m using one right now, and have two at home that look EXACTLY like the one Broccoli Barclay is using. Another case of Star Trek predicting the future?

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > Takuro Spirit 10/10/2018 at 19:52

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Wasn’t that Star Trek on for like 50 years or whatever? I mean they’ve had to stumble onto some correct predictions sooner or later...

Btw I’m in the market for a black thermos , a present for a friend who wants one. A nyone got something cheap online to recommend?

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Takuro Spirit 10/10/2018 at 19:55

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Straight up aluminum wouldn't work all that great. I prefer my plastic, wrapped in aluminum, and then wrapped in plastic. It's an insulated bottle that really works. I've had ice last all day in that thing with it shut. Plus it's still squishy since it's more of an aluminum foil than just a hard bottle. 

MrDakka > Takuro Spirit 10/10/2018 at 19:57

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Ahem

AestheticsInMotion > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 10/10/2018 at 20:01

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Wait until my 5/8" tool steel water bottle hits the market. I'll make billions! You'll see! 

Urambo Tauro > Takuro Spirit 10/10/2018 at 20:03

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But... what happened to transparent aluminum?

TheRevanchist > Urambo Tauro 10/10/2018 at 20:20

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The whales went extinct and we never got that far.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' 10/10/2018 at 20:25

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No chance of buying a regular looking one and anodizing/dying it yourself?

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > Urambo Tauro 10/10/2018 at 20:36

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapphire

https://gizmodo.com/whats-sapphire-glass-and-why-would-apple-want-it-in-yo-1603457905

facw > Takuro Spirit 10/10/2018 at 20:42

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He’ll always be “Howling Mad” Barclay to me. And I’d hope that bottle is stainless steel rather than aluminum. I don’t have any metal water bottles though (except one for the dog). I’ve got some Nalgene bottles for general use , a Camelbak for hiking/long bike rides , and some Camelbak bike bottles for cycling.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > Takuro Spirit 10/10/2018 at 20:47

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I prefer stainless steel over aluminum, myself.

But it’s really not all that surprising they chose it. They were around, and definitely much fancier than the plastic junk everyone else used, if they even bothered with reusable bottles.

DipodomysDeserti > Takuro Spirit 10/10/2018 at 21:15

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People were using aluminum water bottles long before Star Trek. They just had a cooler name back then - canteens.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > AestheticsInMotion 10/10/2018 at 21:36

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I'm going to make my bottle out of depleted uranium instead. 

Takuro Spirit > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 10/11/2018 at 10:07

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I think I meant stainless, I’m pretty sure that’s what my bottles are. No markings on the one I take to work everyday, so idk.

Takuro Spirit > MrDakka 10/11/2018 at 10:09

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Yeah but they weren’t common. Nowadays nearly 1/2 of all the people you see are carrying a metal bottle on their person or in their auto.

Takuro Spirit > DipodomysDeserti 10/11/2018 at 10:10

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If we’re comparing military 20th century to military 24th, yeah. But I meant more on a civilian  scale. Back in the day only Boy Scouts and outdoorsmen had canteens they took everywhere. Now everyone that works in a cubicle and drives a Camry to work in it all day has one.

Takuro Spirit > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 10/11/2018 at 10:11

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My brain said aluminum, but I meant stainless steel. I think that’s what most of my own bottles are made of, and probably the one on the show.

ihm96 > Takuro Spirit 10/11/2018 at 12:23

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I have to say that where I am in Philly it is definitely way way lower than half of people lol. I’d say 10% if that

Ash78, voting early and often > Takuro Spirit 10/11/2018 at 12:43

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I want to say that SIGG and maybe a couple others made them, but they were very expensive and pretty rare. Most people just used HDPE plastic bottles like Nalgenes. They held twice as much, nobody knew what BPA was, and no dents :D

Rupert Palatipelen > Takuro Spirit 10/16/2018 at 21:53

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Back then they were single wall aluminum canteens. Barclay is likely single wall SS. Modern bottles and cups are mostly vacuum insulated double wall SS.

Rupert Palatipelen > TheRevanchist 10/16/2018 at 21:54

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I thought they couldnt see where they set it down after they made it..