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xkcd #3200: Chemical Formula

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Some of the atoms in the molecule are very weakly bound.

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[–] stelelor@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 day ago (3 children)

The formula starts with CH, which means the universe is organic.

[–] PumpkinSkink@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I mean... there's a C-H bond in there somewhere.

[–] ranzispa@mander.xyz 3 points 8 hours ago

Pretty sure that yes, somewhere in the universe there is organic matter.

[–] djehuti@programming.dev 2 points 21 hours ago

Indeed! Hello!