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by richardbdrowley 2787 days ago
> Neutrino detection will revolutionize oil and other natural resource discovery.

No.

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To be fair, it probably will. But the ability to do it in a cheap enough manner is certainly far enough away that the value of those resources will likely be much lower than they are today.

Accurate, cheap, and small neutrino detectors would revolutionize any industry dependent upon locating things within... well... anything. But that statement is as meaningful (if not less) as "faster computers will revolutionize the automotive industry."