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General (non-Linux) => General Discussion => Topic started by: buster on December 02, 2016, 09:05:54 PM

Title: The 'stuff' that humans have made is far more than you can imagine
Post by: buster on December 02, 2016, 09:05:54 PM
A new report has calculated the total mass of all the technology humans have produced, everything from buildings to cars and computers, and found it is an astounding 30 trillion tons. That is more than the total amount of living matter on Earth. It shows the sheer magnitude of the human impact on our planet, which is still growing.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/a-planet-s-worth-of-human-made-things-has-been-weighed-1.3878760

Posted by Harry, who is almost back from Trumpland
Title: Re: The 'stuff' that humans have made is far more than you can imagine
Post by: Jason on December 03, 2016, 01:50:53 AM
Interesting article. Thanks.