An unclaimed island of gold

[ChristineM]

Lead is used for more than just flashing in Froggieland.
Notre Dame had 460 tons of the stuff melted & airborne.
For historical accuracy, they're using the same thing.

We most commonly use aluminum for flashing.

Church roof, you know churches are the exception to everything.

Ali, less workable, less durable, useless near coasts, is also a neurotoxin. But considerably less spendy and lighter

 

[Revoltingest]

Church roof, you know churches are the exception to everything.

Ali, less workable, less durable, useless near coasts, is also a neurotoxin. But considerably less spendy and lighter

Pbbbtttt!
You know nothing about aluminum.
It's durable, but copper is superior.
Lead is simply ridiculous.
Notre Dame must now filter rainwater
runoff from the roof.

 

[Stevicus]

What do you americans use for flashing?

Trenchcoat

 

[Heyo]

About 10 years agos astronomers announced the discovery of planet 55 Cancri e, an calculated that it's size and mass suggest it to be made out of diamond.

Only about 40 light years away so it could be worth mining

Diamonds aren't that rare. They are only expensive through heavy market manipulation.

 

[Nakosis]

Let's say that God, or aliens, create an island, a hundred miles square. Nothing lives there. It is full of gold.

It is covered in gold rocks, and you can mine gold. It can eventually be exhausted, but not after some years

They let all the nations know it exists. How will claims on it be made, how will this play out politically?

I suspect if the aliens left behind an unlimited energy source it would be more valuable.
Energy is usually what nations fight over these days.