Carbon - Tales from the Periodic Table

[@greegearl1542]

Informative and entertaining! Bravo!

[@ronhipschman]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@sinukus]

Want to see an a Iridium one, love these!

[@ronhipschman]

Working on that one. You probably won't be surprised to find it eerily similar to Osmium... Ron

[@brfisher1123]

Interesting, I always thought that stars like the sun produce helium by directly fusing hydrogen in the form of deuterium together! I didn't know that other elements are involved in the production of helium!

[@sydhenderson6753]

The sun does both. The CNO cycle becomes more dominant as the star increases in mass.

[@ronhipschman]

Thank you for that additional detail!

[@LuisAldamiz]

But most helium is actually primeval from the Big Bang, right? Stars also fuse much of their own helium before dying AFAIK.

[@meisterrama]

Ron if you find a way to turn that crystal into a diamond let me know cause I have one just like it.

[@ronhipschman]

I'm afraid that's impossible. The glass the "gem" is made from only Silicon and Oxygen, no Carbon. Oh well... Maybe we can squish some of your tomatoes into diamonds - not as delicious... Ron

[@Narnald_Ewman]

This is so cool!

[@ronhipschman]

Thanks, @Narnald_Ewman. And thanks for subscribing! I hope to have the next one posted in a few days (Osmium) which will hopefully happen if I can get rid of this laryngitis! I feel obligated not to croak my way through it! Ron

[@Narnald_Ewman]

@@ronhipschman get well soon and stay awesome!

[@ronhipschman]

@@Narnald_Ewman , Thank you for your kind thoughts - I've never actually FELT bad, just lost my voice! Given what's going around, I counting myself lucky! Ron

[@davidhoward4715]

I don't believe you. If that were a diamond, you would still be doing "Tales From The Periodic Table".

[@ronhipschman]

OK, David, you have me there. Caught me an a bald-faced lie. And I actually hate lying on the beach. Going to Antarctica and working like hell with all sorts of interesting researchers is my idea of a great vacation... Ron

[@LuisAldamiz]

But... he would be showing us a real diamond of that mega-size and not a fact-simile. Sure he would have sold it for easier and more luxurious living but he'd still would keep a photo or video-record.