What If Humans Were Silicon-Based Instead of Carbon-Based?
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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Timeline
00:00:Silicon-based life
00:53:Carbon life
02:32:Weak double bonds
03:42:Molecule movement
04:19:Sulphuric acid oceans