316: The Lovecraftian Squirrel Situation
Dear Hank & John
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Is the Earth a Net Gainer of Stuff?
John deboke answers the question: Are his earth a net gain r of stuff, or a net exporter of stuff? The first thing is that matter can neither be created nor destroyed. But that that's a universe rule, not an earth rule. And yes, a mars rover is part of that, but it is a tiny, tiny piece of what es earth. Atmosphere gets up there and it gets ionized, and it gets blown away by the solar wind - this is where helium goes.
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