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minus-squareMihies@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 hours agoYep, lithium can be tricky to obtain if there are political or other issues. OTOH as you say, sodium is everywhere.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 hours agoLithium is everywhere. It’s just no one gave a shit until recently.
minus-squareMihies@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 hours agoIt’s mostly too hard or too expensive to extract AFAIK.
minus-squareGrapho@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 hours agoUnlike sodium, which can be extracted pretty much anywhere in the world without the worry of depleting your source if you have a coast
Yep, lithium can be tricky to obtain if there are political or other issues. OTOH as you say, sodium is everywhere.
Lithium is everywhere. It’s just no one gave a shit until recently.
It’s mostly too hard or too expensive to extract AFAIK.
Unlike sodium, which can be extracted pretty much anywhere in the world without the worry of depleting your source if you have a coast