"Why how do we know he dint envent the thing"

Ok thanks to an email from gamemaster Carl.

How many times have you seen Star Trek 4? Oh you know the one with the with the whales. I dont even think there are enough fingers and toes on the planet to count how many times I have seen it. But here it is everybody Transparent Aluminum, all we need now is a tall guy with pointy ears and an walking skeleton, and a guy who cant say vessels.