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What strange kind of wizardry is this? (feddit.de)
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No, gold isn't really anywhere near as rare as you've been led to believe. Just like diamonds. And no "rare rock extraction" is involved in making silicon chips. The claim carries no water at all.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No, no, they actually do use plenty of water, if I'm not mistaken, for cooling and such.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

That doesn't carry it as the pipes have no bucket.