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You don't see the difference between using a technology for tens of million dollar aircraft and $35k mass produced cars?

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Metal casting is an established technology in use for decades ,including in automotive industry, and general part making. It has a long history dating back to 1500s; this is how coins are made…

https://macrodynepress.com/hydraulic-presses/automotive-indu...

Casting coins doesn't require thousands of tons of pressure.

It’s the same principle just scaled up. What are we talking about here? This is not some ground breaking tech. It just got a Tesla PR spin.

https://youtu.be/hpgK51w6uhk?si=LfornxzEdBwvJytY

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