soulsurfer3
soulsurfer3 t1_jcj7opp wrote
soulsurfer3 t1_j33lasc wrote
Reply to comment by Cetun in TIL that all the gold that has ever been mined in all of human history could fill about three Olympic-sized swimming pools. by westondeboer
Damn. That’s crazy. I know that it’s comes up through magma and volcanic activity. But had no idea how much was in the core. And also how much that is i. the crust that will never be mined. Makes you think that the future for mining rare elements may really be in asteroids.
soulsurfer3 t1_j30k3y8 wrote
Reply to comment by cybermage in TIL that all the gold that has ever been mined in all of human history could fill about three Olympic-sized swimming pools. by westondeboer
That was the entire california and alaska gold rushes
soulsurfer3 t1_j3048an wrote
Reply to TIL that all the gold that has ever been mined in all of human history could fill about three Olympic-sized swimming pools. by westondeboer
“mined” is the key term here. there’s been tons of river gold and in areas like australia when they were first colonized, there were nuggets in some areas just laying on the ground.
soulsurfer3 t1_jcjbulc wrote
Reply to FTC Finalizes Order Requiring Fortnite maker Epic Games to Pay $245 Million for Tricking Users into Making Unwanted Charges by redbellx86
Great. But where does this money go? Fines like this should go to support small businesses or causes like that. Of course they don’t and just go to more bureaucracy