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Podcast: ELI5 Explain Like I'm 5: Bite sized answers to stuff you should know about - in a mini podcast
Episode: ELI5 Rare Earth Metals - why they arenβt actually rare?
Description: What makes these metals so special and why are they called βrareβ? What technologies are they used in? Why are they so hard to substitute? Where are they found geographically? What about unobtanium and adamantium?ο»Ώ.. we explain like I'm fiveThank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community and in particular the following users whose questions and comments formed the basis of this discussion: wookiebadass, wrsaunders, commentingrobot, chauncy_prime, undyingcorn and diavolo_rosso_To the ELI5 community that has supported us so far, thanks for all your f...