EGI comments on The Octopus, the Dolphin and Us: a Great Filter tale - Less Wrong

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Comment author: EGI 15 September 2014 11:28:59AM 5 points [-]

and you certai8nly do get underwater volcanoes, so the ash should be available

No, the ash would react with water immeadetly and thus be useless and you need burned lime (CaO or (CaOH)2), not limestone (CaCO3)

Comment author: CCC 16 September 2014 09:03:33AM 1 point [-]

Ah, thank you. I wasn't sure about that.