[TML] Jewelry was Re: Personal Armor Noise

[shadow at shadowgard.com]

On 7 May 2008 at 15:23, Anthony Jackson wrote:

> > Like the original poster said all atoms heavier than helium (or even 
> > heavier than hydrogen according to some models of the Big Bang) came 
> > from deep inside stars. That's where they were formed, and they got 
> > out when said stars went supernova.
> 
> Did some research after I posted last, and it disagrees. Lithium 
> probably comes from the big bang. Beryllium and Boron probably come from 
> cosmic ray interactions with the interstellar medium. Many light 
> elements come from smaller stars that did not supernova, instead just 
> shedding outer layers.

Well, I guess they've changed the views since I last read up on the 
Big Bang. Back then the prevailing virew was "just hydrogen" with a 
large minority going for "hydrogen and a few percent helium"


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