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minus-squareRizzRustbolt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·11 months agoNot 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.
minus-squaremerclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·11 months agoThe atmosphere is made of rocket oxidizer, not fuel. Fuel would be something that reacts with oxygen: Hydrogen, Methane, etc.
minus-squareLux@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·11 months agoFrom 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
minus-squareThunderclapSasquatch@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoIt would change how you perceive the chemistry
minus-squaremerclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoThe electron acceptor would still be the oxidizer.
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.
The atmosphere is made of rocket oxidizer, not fuel. Fuel would be something that reacts with oxygen: Hydrogen, Methane, etc.
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
That doesn’t change the chemistry.
It would change how you perceive the chemistry
The electron acceptor would still be the oxidizer.