Most of the atoms we are made of (minus hydrogen and helium) were manufactured in stars, that's why we are 'star stuff', not because we are made of the same atoms as the stars. As for bananas, not sure if we all come from bananas, but some certainly do go bananas :)
Good point: since most atoms in a human body (more than 60%) are hydrogen, then we are mostly made of stuff that's been around from the beginning of the universe, well before stars were born. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composition_of_the_human_body
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ReplyDeleteSo far no one convinced me 100% about stars composition, just because we share some compounds doesn't mean anything. "Not" stays here!
ReplyDeleteWhere else then, if not from stars?
ReplyDeleteCristian Georgescu , we share more than 50% of our DNA with a banana, can we say we are "bananas stuff" ?
ReplyDeleteMost of the atoms we are made of (minus hydrogen and helium) were manufactured in stars, that's why we are 'star stuff', not because we are made of the same atoms as the stars. As for bananas, not sure if we all come from bananas, but some certainly do go bananas :)
ReplyDelete"Star stuff" sounded familiar... then I remembered where I heard it: Carl Sagan's Cosmos - Star Stuff
ReplyDeleteExactly "most of" not entirely
ReplyDeleteI know he said it...but I don't have to agree with everything scientists say...unless is 100% proven.
ReplyDeleteGood point: since most atoms in a human body (more than 60%) are hydrogen, then we are mostly made of stuff that's been around from the beginning of the universe, well before stars were born. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composition_of_the_human_body
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