Flying Squid@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year 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-square34fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1-1arrow-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.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square34fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTiefling IRL@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoDoes it have to be diamonds? Could we maybe use the ashes of billionaires instead?
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoHuman ashes are mostly carbon, so yes, of course. We’ll run out of billionaires pretty quickly, though.
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoLet’s give it a trial run with a few thousand then we can measure the impact and reevaluate.
minus-squareieatpwns@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThat’s a problem that solves it self
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.
That’s a problem that solves it self