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orleans

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9. fun with stardust
Thu Mar 6, 2014, 12:21 AM
Mar 2014

"Thus the amount of stardust atoms in our body is 40%."
"Since stardust atoms are the heavier elements, the percentage of star mass in our body is much more impressive. Most of the hydrogen in our body floats around in the form of water. The human body is about 60% water and hydrogen only accounts for 11% of that water mass. Even though water consists of two hydrogen atoms for every oxygen, hydrogen has much less mass. We can conclude that 93% of the mass in our body is stardust. Just think, long ago someone may have wished upon a star that you are made of."
http://www.physicscentral.com/explore/poster-stardust.cfm

I will go later. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #1
I truly don't understand how a religious Aerows Mar 2014 #16
I say no to the ashes, but I really don't know. Xyzse Mar 2014 #2
now what exactly do are they supposed to stand for? orleans Mar 2014 #3
"Dust thou art, and into dust thou shalt return." Cal33 Mar 2014 #4
hmmm. thanks. (stardust? they were right!) n/t orleans Mar 2014 #5
Stardust.... that's a nice thought, since the 'stuff of the universe' is pretty consistent. IrishAyes Mar 2014 #8
fun with stardust orleans Mar 2014 #9
Physics was the only college class I had to repeat, but I chose to even though on my first run IrishAyes Mar 2014 #10
thanks. i know very little about this sort of thing but i think orleans Mar 2014 #11
I like the poster showing Tyson saying, "The nice thing about science is that it's right whether IrishAyes Mar 2014 #12
"Stardust" is correct. Also, think of this: Mother Earth is a great recycler. Every atom and Cal33 Mar 2014 #19
i was recently watching a show from season two of "through the wormhole" orleans Mar 2014 #21
Could you let me know what day and time "through the wormhole" comes on? Thanks. Cal33 Mar 2014 #22
i got the dvds from the library. orleans Mar 2014 #23
Okay. Thanks a lot. Cal33 Mar 2014 #24
Even these guys pipi_k Mar 2014 #20
Other: Our denomination doesn't do ashes. femmocrat Mar 2014 #6
I got mine. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #7
Got mine at around 9 am Aerows Mar 2014 #17
I went to an evening service at a local Episcopal Church here. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #18
I do not get ashes. bigwillq Mar 2014 #13
Well, a couple of our asparagus spears got slightly burned in the oven tonight. progressoid Mar 2014 #14
The nearby church that I frequent - not my parish- was packed, with standees in the back. No Vested Interest Mar 2014 #15
"Because I do not hope to turn again Feral Child Mar 2014 #25
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