Coronavirus - Is there a silver lining?

[Deleted54170User]

I can write about it and weigh my options. That's a darn good silver lining.

[Mikeaddy]

We have plenty of rare earth minerals here in the US, but the major problem is that the EPA has regulated them out of existence.

[Deleted54170User]

What's the plan Mikeaddy? What would we use, or need, rare earth minerals for?

[HeyYou]

What's the plan Mikeaddy? What would we use, or need, rare earth minerals for?

Batteries for electric cars. Fuel cells for hydrogen cars, and the computer you are posting from wouldn't exist without those rare-earth minerals.

[MrJoseCuervo]

Hydrogen is the future. I bought stock when it was below $1 a share. On track to retire in 5 years....as long as Biden doesn't steal all of my capital gains.

[Gracinfields]

 

What's the plan Mikeaddy? What would we use, or need, rare earth minerals for?

Batteries for electric cars. Fuel cells for hydrogen cars, and the computer you are posting from wouldn't exist without those rare-earth minerals.

 

 

Don't forget various avionic parts, missile tech, spacecraft components, and materials used in fusion/fission reactors. There was talks between the US and an Australia rare earth company about setting up several rare earth mineral refineries in the US while maintaining a low environmental impact so the US would still be under the international regulation limit.

[Deleted54170User]

 

 

What's the plan Mikeaddy? What would we use, or need, rare earth minerals for?

Batteries for electric cars. Fuel cells for hydrogen cars, and the computer you are posting from wouldn't exist without those rare-earth minerals.

 

 

Don't forget various avionic parts, missile tech, spacecraft components, and materials used in fusion/fission reactors. There was talks between the US and an Australia rare earth company about setting up several rare earth mineral refineries in the US while maintaining a low environmental impact so the US would still be under the international regulation limit.

 

 

All useful ways to travel, chat, and stay at home. Vehicles to take us from near to far. Even vehicles which make it so we don't need a driver with the option to drive if we've still a mind to too. The newborns will never tire, never want for rest, never know muscles much more than just the little pain using them to rise from their cradle. They may never need to walk or run, ride a bicycle, or push a scooter, rollerblade, use a skateboard that needs them to pedal or push. They may never meet another child to test their mind or muscles to compete to find out which will be given a prize, get to kiss the girl, and wed consummating their love in a bed.

 

If they have parents who had sex, and are born of the flesh, or they might be born in a petri dish and raised in a test tube. If they are of parents who did work for all these joys, and avoided sex too, who can afford to give their children all the modern attentions and devices for their use; they won't need to get out of bed to wed or to use a toilet or bath. Just roll them over in the clover and dust them off with a gentle breath of air until the waterless cleanser has them ready to dine.

 

Oh! If they need to dine?

 

They might be seeing their parent's holograph image when communicating between rooms or just across the way in a private stall, without having to sit up or stand at all. You'll never see the real them, because they will have an avatar that will be at their command.

 

Oh! What wondrous place that will be!

 

That is; if it isn't already happening somewhere, and the rest of us are just dwindling, until, once we've lived out our lifestyles and have faded from the Earth as we know it; we'll be lucky if anyone remembers we were even here or there.

 

In the end Robots which look like us, may be all that is left to remind anyone we were here. The robots will wait patiently until their atomic/hydrogen batteries run low, and they begin turning to plastic dust exposing their metal interiors to any aliens from another planet when they arrive that thought to visit and have only slow light speed capable vehicles.

 

Ah the fun we are having! Is there, among those Rare Earth Metals, anything good for the tummy?!

 

Writing about the tummy? Oh My! What a lucky chance I've made, I have finished writing in time for a chance to eat lunch during the noon day hour!

[Gracinfields]

That is pretty good Pagafyr. Did you come up with that while reading through or did you work on it before with Heyyou and Jose in mind, but I made the latest post that covered the same idea?

[Deleted54170User]

Most of what I wrote is my wisdom from all the sci-fi I have read in novels, watched from movies and television. :- )

[MrJoseCuervo]

 

 

What's the plan Mikeaddy? What would we use, or need, rare earth minerals for?

Batteries for electric cars. Fuel cells for hydrogen cars, and the computer you are posting from wouldn't exist without those rare-earth minerals.

 

 

Don't forget various avionic parts, missile tech, spacecraft components, and materials used in fusion/fission reactors. There was talks between the US and an Australia rare earth company about setting up several rare earth mineral refineries in the US while maintaining a low environmental impact so the US would still be under the international regulation limit.

 

 

 

"international regulation limit"

 

My eyes are rolling.