Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days 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-square42fedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up149arrow-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.worldM to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square42fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTiefling IRL@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·3 days agoDoes it have to be diamonds? Could we maybe use the ashes of billionaires instead?
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 days agoHuman ashes are mostly carbon, so yes, of course. We’ll run out of billionaires pretty quickly, though.
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoLet’s give it a trial run with a few thousand then we can measure the impact and reevaluate.
minus-squareBeatTakeshi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoIsn’t diamond manufactured in labs in 15 minutes now? I think the price is using 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.
We’ll just have to try and find out.
Isn’t diamond manufactured in labs in 15 minutes now? I think the price is using natural diamonds value