Oiconomia@feddit.de to > Greentext@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoWhat strange kind of wizardry is this?feddit.deimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down10
arrow-up133arrow-down1imageWhat strange kind of wizardry is this?feddit.deOiconomia@feddit.de to > Greentext@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareleftzero@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-211 months ago extremely rare rocks Silicon is the second most common element in the Earth’s crust… 90% of all rocks are some form of silicate…
minus-squareTigrisMorte@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 months agoThe gold involved is minuscule. So much so that it isn’t really economic to strip it from the components.
minus-squareTigrisMorte@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 months agoNo, 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.
minus-squareleftzero@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoNo, no, they actually do use plenty of water, if I’m not mistaken, for cooling and such.
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.