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It is famously damaging, so much so that the event that led to the current high concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere is called the https://en.wikipedia.org
by FeepingCreature 4y ago
It is famously damaging, so much so that the event that led to the current high concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere is called the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen_Catastrophe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen_Catastrophe
Luckily, all the damage is already done, and our ecosystem is now well adapted to living in a bath of toxic gas.
- cipheredStones 4y agoI've always found it funny that oxygen, commonly pictured as the benevolent stuff of life, is actually such so dangerous biologically. It's really a change in perspective when you realize that the reason we can't survive for five minutes without it is that we're running countless tiny power plants that use volatile chemicals and constantly struggle to dispose of the toxic byproducts.
- thaumasiotes 4y ago> I've always found it funny that oxygen, commonly pictured as the benevolent stuff of life, is actually such so dangerous biologically. Water is similar. The essence of life is turning things into other things; doing so is difficult and dangerous.