What If: Science, Theory, and Possibilities

What If Humans Were Silicon-Based Instead of Carbon-Based?

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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


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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

        #Silicon-basedlife #Carbonlife #Doublebonds #Moleculemovement #Sulphuricacidoceans #WhatIf #Astrobiology



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