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Re: How many years left

Posted by Russ Abbott on Apr 19, 2009; 7:51pm
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/How-many-years-left-tp2660167p2660354.html

Yes, but since these are all atomic elements, they are not destroyed. We will have to find better ways to recycle.

Possibly a more interesting question is how much of each substance/person is necessary for ongoing needs. That is, if n grams of a substance is used in a cell phone, and everyone in the world has a cell phone, then we need 6n billion grams just to satisfy ongoing needs.

-- Russ


On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 12:13 PM, Douglas Roberts <[hidden email]> wrote:
There's that elephant in the room again.

On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Jochen Fromm <[hidden email]> wrote:
http://www.newscientist.com/data/images/archive/2605/26051202.jpg


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