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USGS uses machine learning to show large lithium potential in Arkansas

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280 points antidnan | 3 comments | 22 Oct 24 17:05 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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chromatin ◴[22 Oct 24 17:30 UTC] No.41916576[source]▶
Serious question:

Given the mood alerting properties of lithium, are people living here chiller than would be expected (controlling for instance for poverty / SES) ?

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janice1999 ◴[22 Oct 24 18:08 UTC] No.41916981[source]▶
Potentially. See "Lithium in drinking water linked with lower suicide rates" [1].

[1] https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/lithium-in-drinking-water-linked-...

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thesuitonym ◴[22 Oct 24 18:31 UTC] No.41917239[source]▶
I would assume any positive effects are balanced out by living in Arkansas.
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hinkley ◴[22 Oct 24 18:40 UTC] No.41917330{3}[source]▶
My only experience with Arkansas was waking up to a speeding ticket at 3 in the morning. Who puts out a speed trap at 3 in the fucking morning?

But if it’s anything like Oklahoma…

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1. dyauspitr ◴[22 Oct 24 19:43 UTC] No.41917947{4}[source]▶
Towns that make a living by ticketing people passing through.

The worst place in the world for this is Italy. Every time I go there they find some esoteric rule to ticket me for. This time in Padova, apparently I drove in an area where only locals are allowed to drive. Bunch of swindlers.

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2. thinkindie ◴[22 Oct 24 20:29 UTC] No.41918389[source]▶
Indeed in Italy there are area (mostly historical centres) where cities limit the influx of cars to keep it liveable and walkable, therefore only residents are allowed to bring their car in.
3. atq2119 ◴[23 Oct 24 05:57 UTC] No.41922223[source]▶
This is the kind of story that may say more about the story teller than the place it's about.

(I have driven in Italy as a foreigner several times without ever receiving a ticket.)