Sarah Smith
@smith8272.bsky.social
Biological Oceanographer, Asst. Prof at MLML. SIO graduate 2014. Splitting time between Moss Landing and San Diego. Phytoplankton ecologist and mCDR investigator.
This would give every human alive a refrigerator-sized pile of diamonds
January 23, 2026 at 9:16 PM
This would give every human alive a refrigerator-sized pile of diamonds
I’m talking about converting the ~10GtC after it’s already been released. This isn’t a real suggestion - lots of reasons it would be a ridiculous thing to do, but it’s a helpful visualization for the scale of the pile of atmospheric waste we will have to deal with (to clean up, or cope with as is)
January 23, 2026 at 7:47 PM
I’m talking about converting the ~10GtC after it’s already been released. This isn’t a real suggestion - lots of reasons it would be a ridiculous thing to do, but it’s a helpful visualization for the scale of the pile of atmospheric waste we will have to deal with (to clean up, or cope with as is)
Each person on earth could have 6.25million 1-carat diamond rings each year
January 23, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Each person on earth could have 6.25million 1-carat diamond rings each year
🙌🎉🙌🙏👏 keep the hits coming!
October 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
🙌🎉🙌🙏👏 keep the hits coming!
My vote in during plankton 102 was #2, but I won’t give away whether I learned I was right or wrong!
October 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
My vote in during plankton 102 was #2, but I won’t give away whether I learned I was right or wrong!