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skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
we are also assuming these creatures would respire as we do. It could be that they'd just expel the spent Silica as nails or a shell of some sort. In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
Even though it may be possible for elements other than carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen to combine in ways to make life possible it looks very doubtful. Carbon is the only element able to bond to itself and other elements in ways that are needed for life to function and water so far as we know is the only medium capable of allowing the necessary chemical and biological reactions to occur. So there is probably about a 99% chance that any life, intelligent or otherwise will carbon based and that, I think, is why they don't spend any time looking for silicon based life forms, Remember the living rocks in Star Trek were the product of peoples imagination. Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22158 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Bob, I was just about to say the same. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
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