Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours agoScientists say sprinkling diamond dust into the sky could offset almost all of climate change so far — but it'll cost $175 trillion [USD]www.livescience.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up171file-text
arrow-up171external-linkScientists say sprinkling diamond dust into the sky could offset almost all of climate change so far — but it'll cost $175 trillion [USD]www.livescience.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldM to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours agomessage-square39fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTiefling IRLlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up61·16 hours agoDoes it have to be diamonds? Could we maybe use the ashes of billionaires instead?
minus-squareBeatTakeshi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 hours agoIsn’t diamond manufactured in labs in 15 minutes now? I think the price is using natural diamonds value
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·16 hours agoHuman ashes are mostly carbon, so yes, of course. We’ll run out of billionaires pretty quickly, though.
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·16 hours agoLet’s give it a trial run with a few thousand then we can measure the impact and reevaluate.
minus-squareieatpwns@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 hours agoThat’s a problem that solves it self
Does it have to be diamonds? Could we maybe use the ashes of billionaires instead?
Isn’t diamond manufactured in labs in 15 minutes now? I think the price is using natural diamonds value
Human ashes are mostly carbon, so yes, of course. We’ll run out of billionaires pretty quickly, though.
Sounds like a win-win tbh
Let’s give it a trial run with a few thousand then we can measure the impact and reevaluate.
That’s a problem that solves it self
We’ll just have to try and find out.