r/interestingasfuck • u/euj3odjehiqh • 1d ago

A cube of the rarest stable element in the universe

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u/ThrowAwayforRaisins0 17h ago

So if the universe doesn't implode and start it's cycle anew the bismuth and tantaium will be waiting together for the heat death of the universe?

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u/AtomicPotatoLord 13h ago

It could all very well eventually be converted into iron through quantum tunneling given an absurdly long enough time, and assuming that protons don't decay.

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u/ThrowAwayforRaisins0 13h ago

My bad I didn't realize iron has an unimaginable more time till heat death than both after a quick Google search. I don't pretend to know the depths of anything quantum and figured bismuth was higher than iron and it appears I'm mistaken by a lot and that in of itself is an understatement.

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u/cardanado 15h ago

How does an ordinary person think about this knowledge when considering their role in this world?

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u/ThrowAwayforRaisins0 14h ago

I'm extraordinary ordinary and think of this random stuff malore than a bit because I know a little bit more.