β² 727 βΌ [DinosAndComics] The Future (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by Stamets@lemmy.world to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world 19 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[β] lawrence@lemmy.world 61 points 1 year ago (4 children) I mean, it's not just dino corpses. We also use an incredible amount of dead forests as fuel. We really showed nature who's the boss, huh? permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [β] Sunschein@lemmy.world 57 points 1 year ago (1 child) Fun fact: Oil mostly comes from the a mass extinction event involving cyanobacteria, not dinosaurs. We just can't stop calling them fossil fuels. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 year ago (1 child) β¦ are they not fossils of the cyanobacteria permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 year ago (2 children) Not by the usual definition. The carbon, etc that used to form the cyanobacteria is completely broken down and formed into miscellaneous hydrocarbons. There's no petrified remains, nor rock impressions of the bacteria. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) FWIW that was always my concept of fossil fuels to begin with. Like whatever you just said, but for dinosaurs and all the life from before. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] hypnicjerk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago dinosaurs are a basically insignificant % of the biomass by my understanding permalink fedilink source parent [β] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) But aren't their atoms perfectly preserved? (gasping at straws) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago Not all of them. Some of the carbon atoms will have decayed into (I think) nitrogen. permalink fedilink source parent [β] ramble81@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 year ago I mean, itβs not our fault nature is so flammable permalink fedilink source parent [β] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 9 points 1 year ago In think nature is warming up a big dish of karma. permalink fedilink source parent [β] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago It was way, way, way before dinosaurs. Actually dinosaur remains are a poor combustible (whereas mummies, on the other hand...). permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Sunschein@lemmy.world 57 points 1 year ago (1 child) Fun fact: Oil mostly comes from the a mass extinction event involving cyanobacteria, not dinosaurs. We just can't stop calling them fossil fuels. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 year ago (1 child) β¦ are they not fossils of the cyanobacteria permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 year ago (2 children) Not by the usual definition. The carbon, etc that used to form the cyanobacteria is completely broken down and formed into miscellaneous hydrocarbons. There's no petrified remains, nor rock impressions of the bacteria. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) FWIW that was always my concept of fossil fuels to begin with. Like whatever you just said, but for dinosaurs and all the life from before. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] hypnicjerk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago dinosaurs are a basically insignificant % of the biomass by my understanding permalink fedilink source parent [β] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) But aren't their atoms perfectly preserved? (gasping at straws) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago Not all of them. Some of the carbon atoms will have decayed into (I think) nitrogen. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 year ago (1 child) β¦ are they not fossils of the cyanobacteria permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 year ago (2 children) Not by the usual definition. The carbon, etc that used to form the cyanobacteria is completely broken down and formed into miscellaneous hydrocarbons. There's no petrified remains, nor rock impressions of the bacteria. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) FWIW that was always my concept of fossil fuels to begin with. Like whatever you just said, but for dinosaurs and all the life from before. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] hypnicjerk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago dinosaurs are a basically insignificant % of the biomass by my understanding permalink fedilink source parent [β] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) But aren't their atoms perfectly preserved? (gasping at straws) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago Not all of them. Some of the carbon atoms will have decayed into (I think) nitrogen. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 year ago (2 children) Not by the usual definition. The carbon, etc that used to form the cyanobacteria is completely broken down and formed into miscellaneous hydrocarbons. There's no petrified remains, nor rock impressions of the bacteria. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) FWIW that was always my concept of fossil fuels to begin with. Like whatever you just said, but for dinosaurs and all the life from before. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] hypnicjerk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago dinosaurs are a basically insignificant % of the biomass by my understanding permalink fedilink source parent [β] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) But aren't their atoms perfectly preserved? (gasping at straws) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago Not all of them. Some of the carbon atoms will have decayed into (I think) nitrogen. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) FWIW that was always my concept of fossil fuels to begin with. Like whatever you just said, but for dinosaurs and all the life from before. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] hypnicjerk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago dinosaurs are a basically insignificant % of the biomass by my understanding permalink fedilink source parent
[β] hypnicjerk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago dinosaurs are a basically insignificant % of the biomass by my understanding permalink fedilink source parent
[β] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) But aren't their atoms perfectly preserved? (gasping at straws) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago Not all of them. Some of the carbon atoms will have decayed into (I think) nitrogen. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago Not all of them. Some of the carbon atoms will have decayed into (I think) nitrogen. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] ramble81@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 year ago I mean, itβs not our fault nature is so flammable permalink fedilink source parent
[β] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 9 points 1 year ago In think nature is warming up a big dish of karma. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago It was way, way, way before dinosaurs. Actually dinosaur remains are a poor combustible (whereas mummies, on the other hand...). permalink fedilink source parent
[β] amorpheus@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* Additionally, the batter is made up of their eggs. permalink fedilink source
[β] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) So vegetarians who use solar power are really helping human-dino relations permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Little8Lost@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I dont know, hopefully i eat veggy dino nuggies so i still might scare them permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Little8Lost@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I dont know, hopefully i eat veggy dino nuggies so i still might scare them permalink fedilink source parent
[β] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago This is our vengeance for them causing global warming. permalink fedilink source
[β] Mustakrakish@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago You cook dino nuggies in a pan? permalink fedilink source
[β] RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Does the Dino ask "What's a Human?" permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Not after that anymore. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Not after that anymore. permalink fedilink source parent
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