▲ 150 ▼ Somewhere out there, there may be an alien life form imagining how terrible a planet with molten dihydrogen monoxide in the atmosphere might be. (lemmy.dbzer0.com) submitted 5 months ago by FUCKING_CUNO@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 28 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) aren't we biased we study so much water based chemistry because that's basically the planet's solvent. I imagine amonia could also have complex and distinct chemistry, or basically any polar fluid. or is there a chemical reason why water is better? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bluGill@fedia.io 1 point 5 months ago Water is very common. Others might or might not work. Most ofthe others are rare. (Amonia is not rare, I have no idea how useful it might be) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bluGill@fedia.io 1 point 5 months ago Water is very common. Others might or might not work. Most ofthe others are rare. (Amonia is not rare, I have no idea how useful it might be) permalink fedilink source parent