What If Humans Were Silicon-Based Instead of Carbon-Based?
Description
Carbon is the primary building block of life on Earth. What if we replaced human life with silicon? Explore how silicon-based humans might look and act.
Timeline:
00:00 Silicon-based life
00:53 Carbon life
02:32 Weak double bonds
03:42 Molecule movement
04:19 Sulphuric acid oceans
Transcript and sources: What If website
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00:00 : Silicon-based life
00:53 : Carbon life
02:32 : Weak double bonds
03:42 : Molecule movement
04:19 : Sulphuric acid oceans
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See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d863be64c4b83e7e517dd
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