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[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago

Not only is our atmosphere made of rocket fuel, but our planet's crust is made up of the most oxidizing substances in the universe.

Our whole planet is a massive bomb waiting for the right trigger to set it off.

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 22 points 11 months ago

The atmosphere is made of rocket oxidizer, not fuel. Fuel would be something that reacts with oxygen: Hydrogen, Methane, etc.

[-] Lux@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 months ago

From the pov of an organism in a high-oxygen atmosphere, thats true. But on a planet with little to no oxygen in the atmosphere, it would have to be added separately, the same way we add fuel

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

That doesn't change the chemistry.

It would change how you perceive the chemistry

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

The electron acceptor would still be the oxidizer.

this post was submitted on 17 Nov 2023
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