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| − | '''Plexiglass''', also known as "Plexiglas" or by its chemical name, polymethyl methacrylate, was a strong, transparent [[polymer]] plastic used for viewing barriers like windows and aquarium tanks. It was the immediate predecessor to [[transparent aluminum]]. |
+ | '''Plexiglass''', also known as "Plexiglas" or by its [[chemistry|chemical]] name, polymethyl methacrylate, was a strong, transparent [[polymer]] plastic used for viewing barriers like windows and [[aquarium]] tanks. It was the immediate predecessor to [[transparent aluminum]]. |
| + | {{bginfo|{{w|Poly(methyl methacrylate)|Plexiglas}} is a {{w|Generic trademark|Genericized trademark}} commonly used to refer to the material or similar variants.}} |
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| ⚫ | In the [[Earth]] city of [[San Francisco]], the company known as [[Plexicorp]] was well-known for its output of plexiglass. In [[1986]], [[Montgomery Scott]] and [[Leonard McCoy]] from the [[23rd century]] gave Plexicorp manager [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Nichols (Doctor)|Nichols]] the plans for transparent aluminum in exchange for |
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| ⚫ | In the [[Earth]] [[city]] of [[San Francisco]], the company known as [[Plexicorp]] was well-known for its output of plexiglass. In [[1986]], [[Montgomery Scott]] and [[Leonard McCoy]] from the [[23rd century]] gave Plexicorp manager [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Nichols (Doctor)|Nichols]] the plans for [[transparent aluminum]] in exchange for a pane of the plexiglass, which they required to build a [[whale]] tank capable of holding two [[humpback whale]]s. |
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| ⚫ | Although there was some doubt, the plexiglass tank was able to withhold the pressure of the [[ton]]s of [[water]] [[transporter|transported]] to the [[ship]] along with the whales. With the whales secure in the plexiglass tank, the Bird-of-Prey [[time travel|returned to the future]] to release them into Earth's [[ocean]], thus giving them a chance to repopulate their [[species]]. ({{film|4}}) |
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Revision as of 10:53, 25 August 2013
Plexiglass, also known as "Plexiglas" or by its chemical name, polymethyl methacrylate, was a strong, transparent polymer plastic used for viewing barriers like windows and aquarium tanks. It was the immediate predecessor to transparent aluminum.
In the Earth city of San Francisco, the company known as Plexicorp was well-known for its output of plexiglass. In 1986, Montgomery Scott and Leonard McCoy from the 23rd century gave Plexicorp manager Dr. Nichols the plans for transparent aluminum in exchange for a pane of the plexiglass, which they required to build a whale tank capable of holding two humpback whales.
Hikaru Sulu used a Huey 204 to transport the panes of plexiglass across San Francisco to the waiting Klingon Bird-of-Prey, aboard which the tank was to be constructed.
Although there was some doubt, the plexiglass tank was able to withhold the pressure of the tons of water transported to the ship along with the whales. With the whales secure in the plexiglass tank, the Bird-of-Prey returned to the future to release them into Earth's ocean, thus giving them a chance to repopulate their species. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)