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Probably read in 70s or 80s. (it may have been written earlier) pretty sure it was a Short Story in English. (USA)

Scientist develop a device that converts or compresses any material into (a desired product? [i.e. put in 10 lbs of soil, out comes 5 lbs of steel, or 5 lbs of wood, or 5 lbs of food, etc.] or maybe it was out comes 5 lbs of soil and energy for a year) Cant remember exactly which.

There is celebration and rejoicing in the world.

Jump to 100? years later and everyone has these devices, and everyone is happy living a lavish lifestyle... But some scientists are raising concerns, as there are many places around the country(world?) where there are Very Large excavation pits where companies are digging up soil for packaging to sell in stores so people can supply their devices.

Jump to (thousands? tens of thousands?) of years later, people are still using the devices, but I THINK there might be massive overpopulation, people were living a more subsistence lifestyle. (barely getting by)

The story ends with either: Scientists making a comment, or the story relieving as it ends, or an alien ship passing by and observing:

That the Earth & Moon were a true twin system, 2 bodies of the same size in orbit of each other.

story-identification short-stories

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Probably read in 70s or 80s. (it may have been written earlier) pretty sure it was a Short Story in English. (USA)

Scientist develop a device that converts or compresses any material into (a desired product? [i.e. put in 10 lbs of soil, out comes 5 lbs of steel, or 5 lbs of wood, or 5 lbs of food, etc.] or maybe it was out comes 5 lbs of soil and energy for a year) Cant remember exactly which.

There is celebration and rejoicing in the world.

Jump to 100? years later and everyone has these devices, and everyone is happy living a lavish lifestyle... But some scientists are raising concerns, as there are many places around the country(world?) where there are Very Large excavation pits where companies are digging up soil for packaging to sell in stores so people can supply their devices.

Jump to (thousands? tens of thousands?) of years later, people are still using the devices, but I THINK there might be massive overpopulation, people were living a more subsistence lifestyle. (barely getting by)

The story ends with either: Scientists making a comment, or the story relieving as it ends, or an alien ship passing by and observing:

That the Earth & Moon were a true twin system, 2 bodies of the same size in orbit of each other.

story-identification short-stories

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edited 4 mins ago

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Probably read in 70s or 80s. (it may have been written earlier) pretty sure it was a Short Story in English. (USA)

Scientist develop a device that converts or compresses any material into (a desired product? [i.e. put in 10 lbs of soil, out comes 5 lbs of steel, or 5 lbs of wood, or 5 lbs of food, etc.] or maybe it was out comes 5 lbs of soil and energy for a year) Cant remember exactly which.

There is celebration and rejoicing in the world.

Jump to 100? years later and everyone has these devices, and everyone is happy living a lavish lifestyle... But some scientists are raising concerns, as there are many places around the country(world?) where there are Very Large excavation pits where companies are digging up soil for packaging to sell in stores so people can supply their devices.

Jump to (thousands? tens of thousands?) of years later, people are still using the devices, but I THINK there might be massive overpopulation, people were living a more subsistence lifestyle. (barely getting by)

The story ends with either: Scientists making a comment, or the story relieving as it ends, or an alien ship passing by and observing:

That the Earth & Moon were a true twin system, 2 bodies of the same size in orbit of each other.

story-identification short-stories

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edited 4 mins ago

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edited 4 mins ago

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asked 12 mins ago

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