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This is why space exploration is important. If we could find some astroid having superconductor materials at room temperature, everything will be revolutioned here.


I strongly disagree with this view. We don’t even know if such material can exist, and the intersected odds of it 1) existing 2) naturally and 3) us stumbling into it in the short term are astronomically low.

Not saying space exploration is not important, but the reason you cite for it is about at the bottom of the list.


> Space exploration

> Astronomically low

Why, yes, my dear fellow. That’s the name of the game.


What a silly thought. It is far easier to explore materials and test them on earth than hope to find novel compositions on asteroids




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