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To: TobagoJack who wrote (44811)	1/19/2006 8:12:39 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

TJ, Iran needs noocular because they are running out of oil [so say they]. So Japan can't buy it there anyway. [oops, now I see I accidentally slipped into another dimension ... mish's something] Mq

To: TobagoJack who wrote (44811)	1/20/2006 3:43:50 AM
From: shades	Respond to of 116555

General! I have missed you - where have you been hiding? Yah Japan is kinda like my last girlfriend - only sees what she wants too - all the bad people don't exist - hehe. For her the bad people were about 99% of the rest of us. I use lots of copper General - my russian friends use to tell me about how they would steal the old power lines in Russia for the copper - I still aint using much gold though! hardware.slashdot.org Earth's Copper Supply Inadequate For Development? Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday January 18, @01:41PM from the sky-is-falling dept. ScentCone writes "Pennies, pipes, untold miles of CAT5 - they tie up a lot of copper. Unlike abundant iron and aluminum, copper is relatively scarce. But it's vital to electricity generation/transmission, plumbing, and other uses central to a modern standard of living. Scientific American is providing a quick overview of the situation. They report the conclusion that there simply isn't enough available. Canada, Mexico and the US average 170kg of copper use per person, and the most generous estimates suggest that only 1.6 billion unused metric tons exist. More reclamation and use of fiber, wireless, and PVC helps - but won't be enough to cover the billions of people who don't yet live in highly wired/mechanized societies." There are only so many resources to go around eh?