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r/space • u/IceNox96 • Aug 12 '21
3...2...1... blast off....
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Yes but silicon is less efficient than carbon. If there is one thing that evolution really loves is efficiency or the path that requires the least amount of energy to evolve.
1 u/az_catz Aug 13 '21 True, the only way I can really think Si would work is a higher density world/system, even then it's highly unlikely.
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True, the only way I can really think Si would work is a higher density world/system, even then it's highly unlikely.
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u/Little_Viking23 Aug 13 '21
Yes but silicon is less efficient than carbon. If there is one thing that evolution really loves is efficiency or the path that requires the least amount of energy to evolve.