Intro

This is the one critical material the US has a monopoly on. Found in exactly one place on the Earth's surface. Stop the ultra pure form of this from flowing and the world would slip backwards in time. 25 years. Which is why you don't hear much about it. Why the secrecy around it How it's made, how to use it, are guarded like state secrets To make a million iPhones you need 250 pounds of it. Not a nice to have, not we’ll figure something else out if we can't find it. Like Saudi Arabia's oil. China's rare earths. This is America's ace in the hole. Quartz. This video is sponsored by Zapier.