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[-] leftzero@lemmy.ml 82 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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...

[-] gusVLZ@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 year ago
[-] TigrisMorte@kbin.social 26 points 1 year ago

The gold involved is minuscule. So much so that it isn't really economic to strip it from the components.

[-] gusVLZ@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago
[-] TigrisMorte@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] leftzero@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

No, no, they actually do use plenty of water, if I'm not mistaken, for cooling and such.

[-] TigrisMorte@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

That doesn't carry it as the pipes have no bucket.

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