What If Humans Were Silicon-Based Instead of Carbon-Based?

Carbon is the primary building block of life on Earth. What if we replaced human life with silicon? Explore how silicon-based humans might look and act. Timeline: 00:00 Silicon-based life 00:53 Carbon life 02:32 Weak double bonds 03:42 Molecule movement 04:19 Sulphuric acid oceans Transcript and sources: What If website Questions or concerns? Contact us at Underknown Get our 100 best episodes in one mind-blowing book: Order here Join this channel to get access to perks: Join us Check out our other channels: How to Survive Aperture Crazy Creatures Your Body On Origins of Food Versus WTF Did I Just Watch Watch more what-if scenarios: Planet Earth The Cosmos Technology Your Body Humanity T-shirts and merch: Shop here Suggest an episode: Suggest here Newsletter: Sign up What If elsewhere: Instagram Discord Twitter Facebook What If in Spanish What If in Mandarin Podcast Produced with love by Underknown in Toronto: Underknown Contact us at Underknown 00:00: Silicon-based life00:53: Carbon life02:32: Weak double bonds03:42: Molecule movement04:19: Sulphuric acid oceans #Silicon-basedlife #Carbonlife #Doublebonds #Moleculemovement #Sulphuricacidoceans #WhatIf #Astrobiology See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d863be64c4b83e7e517dd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices