very inspiring.

"every atom in your body came from a star that exploded.
and the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different
star than your right. it really is the most poetic thing i
know about physics. you all are stardust." -lawrence krauss


"the universe is all that is, or ever was, or ever will be.
our contemplations of the cosmos stir us. there’s a tingling
in the spine, a catch in the voice, a faint sensation
as if a distant memory of falling from a great height.
we know we are approaching the grandest of mysteries.
the cosmos is within us." - carl sagan

so although the quotes are beautiful

and inspiring of course i questioned it.

and found that stars actually go through fazes

converting elements from one to another through fusion,

so a H atom is converted into helium, and this continues to occur,

becoming denser and denser material.

This happens until they reach extremely dense elements such as zinc.

So a star exploding could contain a number of elements,

not just hydrogen.

Further when organisms ingest or use materials

they have the ability to change them from one element to another.

In short just because you have an atom that is hydrogen,

doesn't mean it was always such so every part of you did come from a star.

Solar systems are the result of star collisions and explosions

so we all of our atoms were once a part of a star.

still fucking awesome!