The fact that the technology to do that doesn't exist yetWhat's stopping China from getting in a submarine and stealing the supply in Japan waters?
Pretty sure they have found lithium in Afgan now we ain't leaving now hahahaShit, if someone would burn Afghanistan's opium fields, we wouldn't have a reason to be there now.
Not strictly true. They have a fetish for white people, and they are particularly enamoured with Canada and Canadians. They have a lot of baggage associated with China and Korea, and an inferiority complex toward the US, but they don’t go beyond moderate dislike of almost anybody. Just like Americans, negative preconceptions abound among people who have had little contact wth foreigners, but even the least travelled tend to have a broader view.I disagree. i have a Japanese citizenship. They don't hate America, they are insular and don't like anybody else.
As the article in the OP says, the focus is currently on the best way to extract them. I suspect that there is sufficient motivation to propel them to a solution sooner rather than later.The fact that the technology to do that doesn't exist yet
I agree. I kind of expand on my thinking in another post. i experienced a bit of the same myself being a Latino in rural America for years. It is in amazing place and I was sure I met my future wife when I lived there.Not strictly true. They have a fetish for white people, and they are particularly enamoured with Canada and Canadians. They have a lot of baggage associated with China and Korea, and an inferiority complex toward the US, but they don’t go beyond moderate dislike of almost anybody. Just like Americans, negative preconceptions abound among people who have had little contact wth foreigners, but even the least travelled tend to have a broader view.
Japan is pulling a De Beers.So now that there is a "near infinite" amount of this stuff, are they really still rare?
That backfired quickly. What an epic fail. I remember people constantly bringing up the dominance China had on these and just like that, gone, and indirectly on their own fault.
Haven't seen such a delicious feast of crows since OPEC's shenanigans directly lead to the advent of fracking technology in the U.S.
Wonder if this is going to push mining into the ocean on an overall basis.
I suppose it's better than drilling
Great news. Hopefully this means we'll get the sex robots that much quicker.
It's not that unevenly distributed either, it's just that the source must be profitable. Japan reserves apparently are underwater, which is pretty bad. It also seems to involve an environmental catastrophe wherever it's mined. The USA for example got a good amount of REE but stopped exploring it because regulations make it noncompetitive with China.
Less chance of explosions ?How is it better?