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Naw man that island is a part of China
The Communists seems to always have the corniest propaganda. Specially those Maoist types their fashion statement is atrocious
Naw man that island is a part of China
they don't even know Canada exists. The only reason americans do is because of the shared border.Not strictly true. They have a fetish for white people, and they are particularly enamoured with Canada and Canadians.
China be like...
Japan just discovered valuable Chinese minerals in Chinese territorial waters you mean. cause thats what the PRC is thinking right now.
The Communists seems to always have the corniest propaganda. Specially those Maoist types their fashion statement is atrocious
There's enough yttrium to meet the global demand for 780 years, dysprosium for 730 years, europium for 620 years, and terbium for 420 years.
Less chance of explosions ?
I suppose but don't believe that is a major concern when mining rare earth.
Rare earth mining is expensive and dirty because you need to process so much material.
Now add in the fact it's underwater, and this is a very complex and environmentally risky operation.
they don't even know Canada exists. The only reason americans do is because of the shared border.
i wasnt saying what they were saying. my point was very simply that something that is nearly infinite cant also be rare
So now that there is a "near infinite" amount of this stuff, are they really still rare?
And the odds of that RARE unevenly distributed element being clumped together in practically "infinite" quantity on a tiny little Island, only to be discovered just now, just sounds pretty preposterous.
In 600 years, tech will have already advanced to such an inconceivable level, we will probably be able to transform a pound of car poop into a pound of these rare materials with very little energy.Humans pretending 600 years is "infinite" says something.