• Ether@aussie.zone
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      2 days ago

      *stellar, not solar, the carbon in coal wasn’t formed by our sun but a different star far in the past

      • OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world
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        Now you’re just splitting hairs. I mean we’d still call solar panels “solar panels,” even if they were collecting energy from another star (say, on an interstellar spaceship).

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      Deep sea vents aren’t, unless you’re including the formation of the solar system as ‘solar’

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        unless you’re including the formation of the solar system as ‘solar’.

        I did say “if you follow the trail back far enough.” Same goes for uranium. Born from supernovae (exploding stars).