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What Would Happen If the Universe Didn't Recycle Material
at 25:20
Answer
Say the Universe made stars, and the stars had thermonuclear explosions and made heavier elements— which are all the stuff for life. If the elements were not cast back into the Universe, but locked inside it, there would be no planets or lifeforms whatsoever.
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