Falkon Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 really, you are. well, you are made of dead remnants of a star a star is created when interstellar gas and dust get compressed together, causing a gravitational bond. as more and more particles get accumulated, the mass grows and grows. due to the rotation and movement of the atoms, the large "proto-star" begins to spin and contract, which causes larger gravitational forces, which in turn cause more particles to be attracted to the star. the contraction causes the star to warm up. this process continues until you have the average "main-sequence" star, which is similar to our Sun. stars are mostly made up of hydrogen and helium - the lightest and most abundant elements in our galaxy (and most likely the universe) - as well as other trace 'heavy' elements. as the star develops more and becomes bigger, it heats up more and more. once a star has achieved a certain size and temperature, the core is hot enough to cause thermonuclear reactions. this is where the hydrogen atoms in the core of the sun begin to lose their electrons; the hydrogen atoms transform into helium atoms, the left over matter is converted into heat energy, which is radiated to the shell of the sun. once the heat from the core has reached the shell, it is converted by convection into visible light, as well as uv, radio, ir, etc. wavelengths. once all the hydrogen has been depleted in the core, there is an abundance of helium. the star goes through a shell hydrogen "burning" stage, which heats up the core even more, causing thermonuclear reactions in the helium. what is left over from those reactions is heat, light, and carbon + oxygen <--the basis for all living humans :) :lecture: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogi bear Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 That would have (mattered) :D to me a week ago other than that :sleep: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkon Posted May 26, 2004 Author Share Posted May 26, 2004 well be that way :flaming: i wont ever post anything AGAIN! jk:P what would you have used it for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogi bear Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 Do'nt worry... you did... you did good...Oh screw it :sleep: Just kidding, but what made you come up with that theory be cause last time I checked blood came out of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan L Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 *in reference to the first post* Ummm.... that's all very true, but what are we actually discussing here...? I mean- you've spouted a lot of facts there, but I don't really see where the interaction is supposed to come in.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 [size=1]Dan's right. If you do decide to post again, please offer some thoughts/opinion on whatever subject you bring up. Thanks.[/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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