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		luigip on March 20, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Neil deGrasse Tyson: ‘How Much Would You Pay for t... I bet the value of metals on Earth already far exceeds this many times over. And what do you think would happen to the price of metals if you had this huge supply?

burgerbrain on March 20, 2012 [–]

Unfortunately mere supply often does not correlate with price as you might suspect. Look at diamonds.. the name of the game is artificial scarcity.

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