2026-05-18 06:21 UTC
@chopsstephens@mastodon.nzoss.nz
What does that mean for production and/or our daily lives?
What kind of (industrial) products does it affect, now and in the long term?
@Tatjna@moo.nz
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@vampirdaddy@chaos.social 2026-05-18 07:25
@fasnix@fe.disroot.org @chopsstephens@mastodon.nzoss.nz @Tatjna@moo.nz less fertiliser = less base food. Higher food prices, possibly famine. less helium = less chips. Even higher computer prices (compounded by AI craze). less sulphuric acid = less fertiliser (see above), plus less basic chemistry (less industry production)
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@RedRobyn@mastodon.nz 2026-05-18 10:03
@fasnix@fe.disroot.org Also affects MRI machines in healthcare. They use a lot of helium to set up in the first place then ongoing helium to keep em cold. It's tricksy stuff that escapes and drifts off into space @chopsstephens@mastodon.nzoss.nz @Tatjna@moo.nz