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Uh, no, I wouldn't bet on that. You can guess that they're overselling phosphorous as a landmark Finding organic carbon everywhere used to seem very exciting

by xorbax 3y ago

Uh, no, I wouldn't bet on that. You can guess that they're overselling phosphorous as a landmark Finding organic carbon everywhere used to seem very exciting - turns out that's just the fate of low-number metals in the universe. Who'da thunk such a thing.

mitthrowaway2 3y ago
> Phosphorus [...] metal What...? Oh, right. Cosmology. https://xkcd.com/2340/ https://xkcd.com/2340/