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Post by RickB on Sept 26, 2023 15:36:39 GMT -5
How large is a lifetime supply of minerals for the average person? At today's level of consumption, the average newborn infant will need a lifetime supply of: 871 pounds of lead 502 pounds of zinc 950 pounds of copper 2,692 pounds of aluminum 21,645 pounds of iron ore 11,614 pounds of clays 30,091 pounds of salt 1,420,000 pounds of stone, sand, gravel, and cement www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-large-a-lifetime-supply-minerals-average-person
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Post by realrockhound on Sept 26, 2023 15:42:57 GMT -5
I dunno. But I got enough red Maury moss to supply every infant in this country with some lapidary slabs. Baby’s gonna be alright 😂
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Post by khara on Sept 26, 2023 20:16:03 GMT -5
Probably considerably less than I’ve already collected. And yet, somehow, I still feel the need to gather more…
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Post by Mark K on Sept 26, 2023 20:30:31 GMT -5
Probably considerably less than I’ve already collected. And yet, somehow, I still feel the need to gather more… Well welcome to the Loyal Order of Rock Lickers.
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Post by parfive on Sept 26, 2023 20:48:43 GMT -5
Too bad they left the coprolific elements off the list. At least there, you can offset some of the bullshit consumed with what you produce. When you’re a star, you can ride that deficit forever.
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Post by parfive on Oct 1, 2023 1:54:07 GMT -5
A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral. - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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