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> hard to imagine a faster way to make Earth uninhabitable Manufacturing lots of SF6 (sulphur hexafluoride) might do the trick. 22800x more greenhouse potentia
by wcoenen 3y ago
> hard to imagine a faster way to make Earth uninhabitable
Manufacturing lots of SF6 (sulphur hexafluoride) might do the trick. 22800x more greenhouse potential than CO2 per unit mass.
- gary_0 3y agoIt's way more dense[0] than air, though, so not a lot of it reaches the upper atmosphere. I don't think it's 22800x more effective when produced at ground level. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u19QfJWI1oQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u19QfJWI1oQ
- TeMPOraL 3y agoThat's why we're aiming for in-orbit manufacturing, isn't it?