A trillion in metals...
Let me see...
Let's say the asteroid is just made of pure platinum ($770/oz).
That means $27 104 000/long ton.
To get to $1 x 10^12 that mean an asteroid with a mass of 37 000 t.
More realistic 10 ppm therefore a mass of 3 700 000 000t...
Anything more of an extraction cost of $300/ton and what do you have...
A big rock...
As we say in the mining business, there are only two kinds of rocks, ore and waste. If you can't make money extracting something then it is waste.
Your big ball of platinum/iridium etc. is probably just waste (at least at this time).
My keyboard...
It just celebrated its 12th birthday. It's a lot heavier and more robust (and a lot dirtier) than newer keyboards. Also the cords is twice as thick. My cat took only a week to eat through a new keyboard cord. Had to take the old one back out retirement...
Having watched Crocidile Hunter a number of times and seeing how the host rails on about all the introduced species and how they are destroying the ecology of OZ, my thoughts about this idea are that it is primarily goofy. What is it, the law of unintended consequences. Another example is the russian tank busting dogs that served only to kill ruskie tanks...
Typical American attempt to subvert history
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The way I unerstand it, some Brits did capture a Uboot with the Enigma codes on it... NOT AMERICANS!!!! Yes, the US has done a lot in history. Please try not to claim that you did EVERYTHING.
For all of those who think they've never been in even a 0x3 quake, you're probably wrong. A lot of the really weak quakes go unreported as they are too numerous and undetectable except to the department of Geology in the local university...
Just my 2 cents...
I agree with all of these rights of the consumer... How does Napster/Morpheus/Kazaa etc. fit into this? The Bill of Rights does not seem to cover them. Can anybody come up with a justification for them other than "Nothing can stop technology!" or "Let's screw the monopolistic and evil corporations!"?
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A trillion in metals... Let me see... Let's say the asteroid is just made of pure platinum ($770/oz). That means $27 104 000/long ton. To get to $1 x 10^12 that mean an asteroid with a mass of 37 000 t. More realistic 10 ppm therefore a mass of 3 700 000 000t... Anything more of an extraction cost of $300/ton and what do you have... A big rock... As we say in the mining business, there are only two kinds of rocks, ore and waste. If you can't make money extracting something then it is waste. Your big ball of platinum/iridium etc. is probably just waste (at least at this time).
My keyboard... It just celebrated its 12th birthday. It's a lot heavier and more robust (and a lot dirtier) than newer keyboards. Also the cords is twice as thick. My cat took only a week to eat through a new keyboard cord. Had to take the old one back out retirement...
Having watched Crocidile Hunter a number of times and seeing how the host rails on about all the introduced species and how they are destroying the ecology of OZ, my thoughts about this idea are that it is primarily goofy. What is it, the law of unintended consequences. Another example is the russian tank busting dogs that served only to kill ruskie tanks...
The way I unerstand it, some Brits did capture a Uboot with the Enigma codes on it... NOT AMERICANS!!!! Yes, the US has done a lot in history. Please try not to claim that you did EVERYTHING.
For all of those who think they've never been in even a 0x3 quake, you're probably wrong. A lot of the really weak quakes go unreported as they are too numerous and undetectable except to the department of Geology in the local university... Just my 2 cents...
I agree with all of these rights of the consumer... How does Napster/Morpheus/Kazaa etc. fit into this? The Bill of Rights does not seem to cover them. Can anybody come up with a justification for them other than "Nothing can stop technology!" or "Let's screw the monopolistic and evil corporations!"?