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Metal Exclusionary Radical Astronomy (lemmy.ml)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
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[–] 97 points 10 months ago (15 children)

The non-Hydrogen, non-Helium atoms are a larger proportion of total mass, but that's just because they're really fat.

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  • [–] 44 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    That's not true. The "fatness" of metallic atoms doesn't even come close to overcoming how rare they are. Hydrogen and helium combined still make up ~98% of the total mass fraction. Oxygen, which is next in line, is only about 1% the total mass.

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  • [–] 58 points 10 months ago (8 children)

    We don’t call them fat. They’re BBA: big beautiful atoms. Thicc would suffice too.

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  • [–] 35 points 10 months ago (7 children)

    image

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  • [–] 13 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Would be a lot cooler if those were scaled accordingly

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (2 children)

    There is scaling going on there, just not 1:1. Like the hydrogen is smaller than the rest, but it should be about half the size of the one above.

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