The “Modern Economy Rests on Single Road” in North Carolina Where Hurricane Helene Collapsed Bridges
https://thelibertydaily.com ^ | Sep. 30, 2024 | Tyler Durden
Posted on 09/30/2024 3:51:10 PM PDT by Enterprise
In March, a Wharton professor who studies artificial intelligence and start-ups claimed on X, “The modern economy rests on a single road in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. The road runs to the two mines that are the sole supplier of the quartz required to make the crucibles needed to refine silicon wafers.”
Ethan Mollick noted at the time, “There are no alternative sources known” if supply disruptions were seen in Spruce Pines.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Weather
KEYWORDS: disaster
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Basically this a disaster for the production of silicon wafers.
1 posted on 09/30/2024 3:51:10 PM PDT by Enterprise
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