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extremely rare rocks
Silicon is the second most common element in the Earth’s crust… 90% of all rocks are some form of silicate…
Gold isn’t tho
The gold involved is minuscule. So much so that it isn’t really economic to strip it from the components.
Still rare rock extraction
No, gold isn’t really anywhere near as rare as you’ve been led to believe. Just like diamonds. And no “rare rock extraction” is involved in making silicon chips. The claim carries no water at all.
No, no, they actually do use plenty of water, if I’m not mistaken, for cooling and such.
Ackchyually (sorry lol), your phone most likely runs some arm soc, not an intel chip
Yeah but they are usually manufactured by Intel.
Edit: in the context of smartphones
