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gleick@mas.to ("James Gleick") wrote:
The following is a technical explanation by the president of the United States. The subject: #magnets. Every word is guaranteed verbatim.
“China was going to hit us with rare earth.
Now, everybody says, oh, what is happening?
Magnets.
If China refused to get magnets, 'cause they have a monopoly on magnets, 'cause they were allowed to happen over a 32 year period.
There wouldn't be a car made in the entire world. (1/2)