Humanity will eventually disassemble the moon and asteroid belt for materials.

Humanity will eventually disassemble the moon and asteroid belt for materials. | And then we'll disassemble the moon and the asteroid belt and we'll use it for materials. [laughter] 100%. Oh, Alex, I love you said that. Let's do it.

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And then we'll disassemble the moon and the asteroid belt and we'll use it for materials. [laughter] 100%. Oh, Alex, I love you said that. Let's do it.

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