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[–] marcos@lemmy.world 53 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

but it’s cool to imagine a universe where life was incredibly abundant

There was probably nothing but helium, hydrogen and a tiny bit of lithium at that period.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 32 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Those are some of the best elements though. 

[–] te_abstract_art@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I myself am a caesium guy. Hydrogen is okay but overused

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

They surely are popular...

[–] kozy138@slrpnk.net 12 points 2 days ago

Top 3 probably

[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Yeah, season 8 of helium is just chef's kiss.