Flying Squid@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month 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-square69fedilinkarrow-up1124arrow-down116file-text
arrow-up1108arrow-down1external-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.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square69fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTiefling IRL@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up84arrow-down1·1 month agoDoes it have to be diamonds? Could we maybe use the ashes of billionaires instead?
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·1 month agoHuman ashes are mostly carbon, so yes, of course. We’ll run out of billionaires pretty quickly, though.
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 month agoLet’s give it a trial run with a few thousand then we can measure the impact and reevaluate.
minus-squareieatpwns@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoThat’s a problem that solves it self
minus-squareBeatTakeshi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-21 month agoIsn’t diamond manufactured in labs in 15 minutes now? I think the price is assuming natural diamonds value
Does it have to be diamonds? Could we maybe use the ashes of billionaires instead?
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.
Isn’t diamond manufactured in labs in 15 minutes now? I think the price is assuming natural diamonds value