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Stars fuse light elements it into heavier elements. Eventually all the lighter elements will be used up.
by randlet 11y ago
Stars fuse light elements it into heavier elements. Eventually all the lighter elements will be used up.
- TranquilMarmot 11y agoOne of my favorite short stories about this is The Last Question by Isaac Asimov http://multivax.com/last_question.html http://multivax.com/last_question.html
- pc86 11y agoI think they were saying if we're conceding infinite size and an infinite number of stars, why not an infinite amount of those lighter elements as well?
- kyberias 11y agoImagine an infinite space divided in infinite number of finite volumes each containing a finite number of "lighter elements". All the light elements form a star in their local volume and burn up all the light elements locally. The result: all the infinite number of finite volumes are void of the light elements. The infinite space is dark.