Carbon, Memory Diamonds, and the Periodic Table of Death and Mystery

Periodic Table of Death and Mystery

Oct 31 2023 • 4 mins

Remember you must die. The carbon in your body, as well as the rest of the chemicals that make you you are literally worth about a dollar, but get cremated and you can create a diamond out of your dead loved one that will last forever…Happy Halloween!

Music for the Periodic Table of Death was created by Gioele Fazzeri and published by Pixabay under Creative Commons License.

References for this episode can be found at the following website:

⁠https://carolpotenza.com/hydrogen-and-the-periodic-table-of-death/⁠

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