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 <[email protected]>wrote: > There's that elephant in the room again. > > On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Jochen Fromm <[email protected]> wrote: > >> http://www.newscientist.com/data/images/archive/2605/26051202.jpg >> >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >> > > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >
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