Alexis Rondeau

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Reply · Wednesday, April 9, 2025 · 09:23

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In reply to @emollick · Apr 9, 2025

How complex are global supply chains? Of the 83 nonradioactive elements, at least 70 of them are used in phones: 84% of all stable elements.

I say “at least” as we don’t know for sure- likely no single person on Earth can tell you all of the mined materials that go into a phone. t.co/BZhtcOAsFd

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@emollick Reminds me of that story-behind-the-story of the first (two?) seasons of Mr. Robot.

For reference:

EuChemSElement Scarcity - EuChemS Periodic Table - EuChemS↗ euchems.eu