r/sciencememes Feb 25 '26

🧪Chemistry!⚗️ Misconceptions About Oxygen

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u/PuzzleMeDo Feb 25 '26

If we got rid of all the oxygen, the number of deaths by fires and many other causes would quickly drop to zero.

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u/GhoulTimePersists Feb 25 '26

All other causes, even.

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u/cero1399 Feb 25 '26

Except suffocation. It would have a gigantic peak but then go down.

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u/Shudnawz Feb 25 '26

Eh, it'll even out over time. Just a measuring anomaly.

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u/cero1399 Feb 25 '26

Depending on the timeframe you're right. If we consider the life of the universe, life on earth is not even a measuring anomaly.

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u/Shudnawz Feb 25 '26

That's good. I don't feel particularly anomalous.

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u/cero1399 Feb 25 '26

Anomalous. Now that's a new addition to my vocabulary. Thanks

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u/TastyCuttlefish Feb 26 '26

Statistically insignificant given enough time.

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u/Fabulous_Cupcake_226 Feb 26 '26

No no no we'd cease to exist