Re: Octupi and alt-tech
| From: | Patrick Dunn <tb0pwd1@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, December 31, 1999, 5:48 |
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On Thu, 30 Dec 1999, Nik Taylor wrote:
> Patrick Dunn wrote:
> > (What would a silicon-based life form breathe? Methane?
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> They'd breathe oxygen, just like us, reacting it with silicon-based
> compounds, exhaling silicon dioxide.
That makes sense, since the thing that makes silicon such a nice
alternative to carbon is its ability to bond with oxygen. See? Told you
chemistry was a long time ago for me. ;)