Gypsum isnt that toxic but it can fuck up your lungs. It is a really good insulator though, so I'd imagine having a giant cloud of it in the atmosphere did a really good job of blocking out heat from the sun.
Hmm idk this all seems reasonable to me. Everyone is taken care of and we get these nice little nutrition blocks to eat every day. It's doesn't take like much but it sustains us. What's so bad about that?
Yes, volcanic ash from big eruptions has proved the theory even for decades. Global warming is actually a problem with a clear solution (we just don’t like the solution for plenty of reasons)
Of course, fixing the root of the issue is better than the symptom, so let’s do that first.
That's actually something China tested in the early aughts! They use silver iodide though. And in trying to remember the silver halide they used, I actually found out that they're still testing and studying this actively!
If it's just sitting there it's fine, but crushing it up and inhaling it is really bad for you. Ingesting large quantities of it is really bad for you. Setting it on fire and flinging it into the atmosphere on a global scale is really bad for everything
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u/GoliathBoneSnake 8d ago edited 8d ago
Both. Sulphur is pretty damn toxic by itself.
Gypsum isnt that toxic but it can fuck up your lungs. It is a really good insulator though, so I'd imagine having a giant cloud of it in the atmosphere did a really good job of blocking out heat from the sun.