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Six Things You Didn't Know We Were Running Out Of

Generali
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http://www.cracked.com/article_19048_6-important-things-you-didnt-know-were-running-out-of.html
When we talk about a shortage of "resources," most people immediately think "oil." But the only reason oil is the most famous of the dwindling resources is because we feel the spike in prices, since we have to go buy the stuff ourselves on a weekly basis.


But other resources that are key to keeping our society operating are running out just as fast, but much more quietly. Pretty soon, you may turn on CNN to hear about wars being fought over something ridiculous, like ...
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  • IronWolf
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    lol...water?
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  • Generali
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    India:
    http://www.indianexpress.com/news/study-warns-india-of-water-shortage/206917/

    China:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_water_crisis

    USA:
    http://www.alternet.org/water/82378/

    I have no idea whether this is true or not BTW. It's interesting if a little scary.
  • IronWolf
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    Ye but we're never gonna run out of it, it will just get more expensive.

    Last resort is to use seawater.
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  • HAMISH_MCTAVISH
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    I knew about helium, water is debatable.... The rest was new to me, although I suspect some of it's also debatable.
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  • System
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    Helium was interesting, I inhaled about £40's worth at the weekend by the looks of it.

    Hard to take cracked too seriously, although I do read it a lot as it's amusing.
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  • purch
    purch Posts: 9,865 Forumite
    No mention of Silver :eek:
    'In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments - there are Consequences.'
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    How can we run out of water, surely it just gets recycled or is just in the wrong place.
  • purch
    purch Posts: 9,865 Forumite
    Last resort is to use seawater

    When I was living in Florida, there was a big debate going on concerning the possible site of a desalination plant, somewhere on the Gulf Coast. (and that was 10 years ago)
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  • Kohoutek
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    ILW wrote: »
    How can we run out of water, surely it just gets recycled or is just in the wrong place.

    Some parts of the world get all their potable water from deep underground aquifers that don't replenish ("fossil aquifers"), so they are essentially mining their water.
  • Nikel
    Nikel Posts: 282 Forumite
    Kohoutek wrote: »
    Some parts of the world get all their potable water from deep underground aquifers that don't replenish ("fossil aquifers"), so they are essentially mining their water.
    Ah, so its the people that are in the wrong place...
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