iridium is a rather interesting element. They use it to make platinum less brittle if I remember right.

Anyway - what I find interesting is how someone can claim we are running out of something when we can't possibly survey the entire crust of the earth to really *know* how much of anything there is. Iridium does not naturally occur here on earth so yes - its rare... but from what I understand it IS common in meteorites. And there have been more than enough strikes here on earth to supply us for quite some time I would think.

Is this correct?

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