Comment on Oxygen

celsiustimeline@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• WolfLink@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Cellular respiration is sugar + oxygen -> water + CO2

  Combustion reactions are often characterized as anything that is something + oxygen -> water + optionally something else.

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  • celsiustimeline@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You’re correct. It does meet the definition of combustion. I misspoke. The post claims that cells are being set on fire. That claim is categorically untrue.

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    • Unbecredible@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      ‘claim’

      Lmao that’s a strong word for an off-the-cuff conversational riff you saw on social media.

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      • TachyonTele@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        There’s always someone that takes things away too literally

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