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7. It's a very specific chemical reaction

Fri Apr 3, 2020, 04:32 PM

Apr 2020

Crystals also grow and replicate, but it is not alive. It is a specific reaction... I guess a chemical one. But crystals are not alive.

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It doesn't eat. It doesn't grow. It doesn't reproduce itself. Loki Liesmith Apr 2020 #2

They are not living organisms jpak Apr 2020 #5

reminds me of the quote from the original Terminator movie... Javaman Apr 2020 #15

It's a very specific chemical reaction krispos42 Apr 2020 #7

Except crystals don't mutate and evolve sir pball Apr 2020 #11

Crystals are much simpler because they're typically inorganic. Igel Apr 2020 #12

This is absolutely fascinating. morillon Apr 2020 #3

Absolutely fascinating Farmgirl1961 Apr 2020 #4

The prevailing theory seems to be that it came from a bat.... lastlib Apr 2020 #9

Bat, pretty sure. Igel Apr 2020 #13