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I remember that there is such a thing, and the relation between the number of molecules and a gram. But the exact number? No way - that's just not useful inform
by thrower123 8y ago
I remember that there is such a thing, and the relation between the number of molecules and a gram. But the exact number? No way - that's just not useful information to keep in my head post junior year chemistry. I've never had cause to need that information, especially when it is a google away.
- JoeAltmaier 8y agoThat's kind of a self-fulling prophesy or something. Not having knowledge about something means, we work around it, fake it or just ignore it. For instance you might have wondered how much weight you lose with each breath. Converting O2 to CO2 means you're losing some mass of carbon each exhalation and that's a major channel for weight loss. But not remembering much about chemistry, nothing comes of this. Another part of our lives remains shut off because its easier to ignore it. Not terribly important I guess. But add up the thousands of times we move ahead without real information or curiosity, and our lives are diminished. No, I'm not ready to be proud of how I lost most of my technical knowledge about the world, and how I blunder on in ignorance because its easier.
- SamBam 8y ago> means you're losing some mass of carbon each exhalation and that's a major channel for weight loss. Indeed, that's almost 100% of weight loss, except for some daily fluctuations like water weight and what happens to be inside your gut at the moment, right? That's virtually the only way that body actually loses its own mass.
- JoeAltmaier 8y agoChemistry gives your kidneys things to eliminate along with urine too?