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Yet we see the same constellations as the people who first mapped them? Same North Star? Curious, because they are moving, too, right???
Yes, they are moving too. But, we are all in the milky way as those and moving together as a group.

That is part of the basis of special relativity.
 

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There are more than 600 pasta shapes worldwide, but in Italian pasta names don’t sound particularly appetizing. Spaghetti means strings, vermicelli are small worms, farfalle are butterflies, orechiette small ears, linguine little tongues and ravioli little turnips.
So what is linguini and rigitoni?

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Yet we see the same constellations as the people who first mapped them? Same North Star? Curious, because they are moving, too, right???
Yeah, our solar system is rotating within the Milky Way galaxy (we are a rather small part) while the milky way is part of the overall universe expansion.

I think I did a good job of giving a rather partial explanation :rolleyes:

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This we only found out about three years ago: When a thunderstorm generates a bolt of lightning, at the top of the cloud there is a spray of gamma rays, xrays and positrons. Still not completely understood as to why.
You talkin about Sprites?
 

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THE ACTUAL VALUE OF THE HUMAN BODY

A cost (per Kg) of obtaining the element in question, and a value column which is the product of the mass of that element in the body multiplied by the cost of that element.

Element Percentage Mass [Kg] Cost/Kg Value
O Oxygen 65 49.14 $0.20 $9.83
C Carbon 18 18.29 $0.01 $0.18
H Hydrogen 10.2 8.00 $0.20 $1.60
N Nitrogen 3.1 2.06 $0.20 $0.41
Ca Calcium 1.6 1.14 $0.10 $0.11
P Phosphorus 1.2 0.89 $1.00 $0.89
K Potassium 0.25 0.16 $650.00 $104.00
S Sulfur 0.25 0.16 $0.10 $0.02
Na Sodium 0.15 0.11 $250.00 $28.57
Cl Chlorine 0.15 0.11 $1.00 $0.11
Mg Magnesium 0.05 0.02 $3.00 $0.07
Fe Iron 6.00E-03 4.80E-03 $0.20 $0.00
F Fluorine 3.70E-03 2.97E-03 $2,000.00 $5.94
Zn Zinc 3.20E-03 2.63E-03 $2.00 $0.01
Si Silicon 2.00E-03 1.14E-03 $2.00 $0.00
Rb Rubidium 4.60E-04 7.77E-04 $10,000.00 $7.77
Sr Strontium 4.60E-04 3.66E-04 $1,000.00 $0.37
Br Bromine 2.90E-04 2.97E-04 $50.00 $0.01
Pb Lead 1.70E-04 1.37E-04 $0.40 $0.00
Cu Copper 1.00E-04 8.23E-05 $7.00 $0.00
Al Aluminium 8.70E-05 6.86E-05 $2.00 $0.00
Cd Cadmium 7.20E-05 5.71E-05 $10.00 $0.00
Ce Cerium 5.00E-05 4.57E-05 $50.00 $0.00
Ba Barium 3.10E-05 2.51E-05 $60.00 $0.00
Sn Tin 2.40E-05 2.29E-05 $20.00 $0.00
I Iodine 1.60E-05 2.29E-05 $2.00 $0.00
Ti Titanium 1.30E-05 2.29E-05 $8.00 $0.00
B Boron 6.90E-05 2.06E-05 $6,000.00 $0.12
Se Selenium 1.90E-05 1.71E-05 $53.00 $0.00
Ni Nickel 1.40E-05 1.71E-05 $20.00 $0.00
Cr Chromium 2.40E-06 1.60E-05 $20.00 $0.00
Mn Manganese 1.70E-05 1.37E-05 $5.00 $0.00
As Arsenic 2.60E-05 8.00E-06 $5.00 $0.00
Li Lithium 3.10E-06 8.00E-06 $100.00 $0.00
Hg Mercury 1.90E-05 6.86E-06 $40.00 $0.00
Cs Caesium 2.10E-06 6.86E-06 $3,000.00 $0.02
Mo Molybdenum 1.30E-05 5.71E-06 $300.00 $0.00
Ge Germanium 1.30E-05 5.71E-06 $2,000.00 $0.01
Co Cobalt 2.10E-06 3.43E-06 $200.00 $0.00
Sb Antimony 1.10E-05 2.29E-06 $300.00 $0.00
Ag Silver 1.00E-06 2.29E-06 $700.00 $0.00
Nb Niobium 1.60E-04 1.71E-06 $180.00 $0.00
Zr Zirconium 6.00E-04 1.14E-06 $600.00 $0.00
La Lanthanum 2.00E-04 9.14E-07 $1,500.00 $0.00
Te Tellurium 1.20E-05 8.00E-07 $240.00 $0.00
Ga Gallium 1.20E-05 8.00E-07 $1,800.00 $0.00
Y Yttrium 1.20E-05 6.86E-07 $2,000.00 $0.00
Bi Bismuth 1.20E-05 5.71E-07 $400.00 $0.00
Tl Thallium 1.40E-05 5.71E-07 $500.00 $0.00
In Indium 1.40E-05 4.57E-07 $2,000.00 $0.00
Au Gold 1.40E-05 2.29E-07 $40,000.00 $0.01
Sc Scandium 1.40E-05 2.29E-07 $10,000.00 $0.00
Ta Tantalum 1.40E-05 2.29E-07 $200.00 $0.00
V Vanadium 2.60E-05 1.26E-07 $50.00 $0.00
Th Thorium 2.00E-07 1.14E-07 $0.00
U Uranium 1.30E-07 1.14E-07 $0.00
Sm Samarium 5.00E-09 5.71E-08 $0.00
W Tungsten 5.00E-09 2.29E-08 $0.00
Be Beryllium 5.00E-09 4.11E-08 $0.00
Ra Radium 1.00E-17 0.00E+00 $0.00
The most abudant elements in the body are pretty cheap, so they contribute very little to the value of a body. Similarly, the valuable (expensive) elements, such as Gold occur in such trace quantities that their contribution to the overall sum is noise.

The biggest contributors to the value of the body appear to be the Alkali Metals – Lithium, Sodium, Potassium, Rubidium and Caesium. Potassium appears to be the single most 'valuable' element in the body because it lies at the sweet-spot of being both reasonable common and reasonably expensive. (Hydrogen also is classified as an Alkali Metal because of its lonely electron in the outside shell, and because of the high volume of the element in the body it also makes a non-negligable contribution to the value).


Summing up all the amounts in the Value column, we come to a grand total of just over $160.


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Yet we see the same constellations as the people who first mapped them? Same North Star? Curious, because they are moving, too, right???
Distance and speed varies throughout the universe. Some things appear relatively close to where the were throughout all of recorded history, some objects Orion Nebula, you can see changes within a few years if you have patience and a good telescope and record keeping. Some motions can only be detected with precision instruments.
 

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At the equator, you would weigh less than if standing at one of the poles.


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Same thing with the moon. Directly overhead, you weigh a bit less, directly on the other side fo the planet, you weigh a little more. Not even a pound, though. But measurable.
 

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THE ACTUAL VALUE OF THE HUMAN BODY

A cost (per Kg) of obtaining the element in question, and a value column which is the product of the mass of that element in the body multiplied by the cost of that element.

Element Percentage Mass [Kg] Cost/Kg Value
O Oxygen 65 49.14 $0.20 $9.83
C Carbon 18 18.29 $0.01 $0.18
H Hydrogen 10.2 8.00 $0.20 $1.60
N Nitrogen 3.1 2.06 $0.20 $0.41
Ca Calcium 1.6 1.14 $0.10 $0.11
P Phosphorus 1.2 0.89 $1.00 $0.89
K Potassium 0.25 0.16 $650.00 $104.00
S Sulfur 0.25 0.16 $0.10 $0.02
Na Sodium 0.15 0.11 $250.00 $28.57
Cl Chlorine 0.15 0.11 $1.00 $0.11
Mg Magnesium 0.05 0.02 $3.00 $0.07
Fe Iron 6.00E-03 4.80E-03 $0.20 $0.00
F Fluorine 3.70E-03 2.97E-03 $2,000.00 $5.94
Zn Zinc 3.20E-03 2.63E-03 $2.00 $0.01
Si Silicon 2.00E-03 1.14E-03 $2.00 $0.00
Rb Rubidium 4.60E-04 7.77E-04 $10,000.00 $7.77
Sr Strontium 4.60E-04 3.66E-04 $1,000.00 $0.37
Br Bromine 2.90E-04 2.97E-04 $50.00 $0.01
Pb Lead 1.70E-04 1.37E-04 $0.40 $0.00
Cu Copper 1.00E-04 8.23E-05 $7.00 $0.00
Al Aluminium 8.70E-05 6.86E-05 $2.00 $0.00
Cd Cadmium 7.20E-05 5.71E-05 $10.00 $0.00
Ce Cerium 5.00E-05 4.57E-05 $50.00 $0.00
Ba Barium 3.10E-05 2.51E-05 $60.00 $0.00
Sn Tin 2.40E-05 2.29E-05 $20.00 $0.00
I Iodine 1.60E-05 2.29E-05 $2.00 $0.00
Ti Titanium 1.30E-05 2.29E-05 $8.00 $0.00
B Boron 6.90E-05 2.06E-05 $6,000.00 $0.12
Se Selenium 1.90E-05 1.71E-05 $53.00 $0.00
Ni Nickel 1.40E-05 1.71E-05 $20.00 $0.00
Cr Chromium 2.40E-06 1.60E-05 $20.00 $0.00
Mn Manganese 1.70E-05 1.37E-05 $5.00 $0.00
As Arsenic 2.60E-05 8.00E-06 $5.00 $0.00
Li Lithium 3.10E-06 8.00E-06 $100.00 $0.00
Hg Mercury 1.90E-05 6.86E-06 $40.00 $0.00
Cs Caesium 2.10E-06 6.86E-06 $3,000.00 $0.02
Mo Molybdenum 1.30E-05 5.71E-06 $300.00 $0.00
Ge Germanium 1.30E-05 5.71E-06 $2,000.00 $0.01
Co Cobalt 2.10E-06 3.43E-06 $200.00 $0.00
Sb Antimony 1.10E-05 2.29E-06 $300.00 $0.00
Ag Silver 1.00E-06 2.29E-06 $700.00 $0.00
Nb Niobium 1.60E-04 1.71E-06 $180.00 $0.00
Zr Zirconium 6.00E-04 1.14E-06 $600.00 $0.00
La Lanthanum 2.00E-04 9.14E-07 $1,500.00 $0.00
Te Tellurium 1.20E-05 8.00E-07 $240.00 $0.00
Ga Gallium 1.20E-05 8.00E-07 $1,800.00 $0.00
Y Yttrium 1.20E-05 6.86E-07 $2,000.00 $0.00
Bi Bismuth 1.20E-05 5.71E-07 $400.00 $0.00
Tl Thallium 1.40E-05 5.71E-07 $500.00 $0.00
In Indium 1.40E-05 4.57E-07 $2,000.00 $0.00
Au Gold 1.40E-05 2.29E-07 $40,000.00 $0.01
Sc Scandium 1.40E-05 2.29E-07 $10,000.00 $0.00
Ta Tantalum 1.40E-05 2.29E-07 $200.00 $0.00
V Vanadium 2.60E-05 1.26E-07 $50.00 $0.00
Th Thorium 2.00E-07 1.14E-07 $0.00
U Uranium 1.30E-07 1.14E-07 $0.00
Sm Samarium 5.00E-09 5.71E-08 $0.00
W Tungsten 5.00E-09 2.29E-08 $0.00
Be Beryllium 5.00E-09 4.11E-08 $0.00
Ra Radium 1.00E-17 0.00E+00 $0.00
The most abudant elements in the body are pretty cheap, so they contribute very little to the value of a body. Similarly, the valuable (expensive) elements, such as Gold occur in such trace quantities that their contribution to the overall sum is noise.

The biggest contributors to the value of the body appear to be the Alkali Metals – Lithium, Sodium, Potassium, Rubidium and Caesium. Potassium appears to be the single most 'valuable' element in the body because it lies at the sweet-spot of being both reasonable common and reasonably expensive. (Hydrogen also is classified as an Alkali Metal because of its lonely electron in the outside shell, and because of the high volume of the element in the body it also makes a non-negligable contribution to the value).


Summing up all the amounts in the Value column, we come to a grand total of just over $160.


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And the system of organization that makes a person out of that? What is that worth? The method in which two meters of DNA can be wound up and carried in every cell of the body, what is that worth? The systems that regulate all that, that allow a damaged body to repair itself, all working together, how about the value of those? Granted, these considerations go beyond the scope of your initial point, but they don't seem irrelevant to the idea of "what is a human body worth?"
 

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Vaginas and sharks have something in common. They both contain the substance squalene. This exists in shark livers and is a natural vaginal lubricant.


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And yet, shark porn never really caught on beyond a very limited audience ...
 

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And the system of organization that makes a person out of that? What is that worth? The method in which two meters of DNA can be wound up and carried in every cell of the body, what is that worth? The systems that regulate all that, that allow a damaged body to repair itself, all working together, how about the value of those? Granted, these considerations go beyond the scope of your initial point, but they don't seem irrelevant to the idea of "what is a human body worth?"
The living body is impressive. I want to get off topic with the discussion, but I will leave it for another day and another thread.

It's amazing to know what we are made up of, and have consciousness, intelligence, and free will (thought and decision).

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And the system of organization that makes a person out of that? What is that worth? The method in which two meters of DNA can be wound up and carried in every cell of the body, what is that worth? The systems that regulate all that, that allow a damaged body to repair itself, all working together, how about the value of those? Granted, these considerations go beyond the scope of your initial point, but they don't seem irrelevant to the idea of "what is a human body worth?"

The material value of the human body seem to suggest that the end results of a process/s to arrive at the stated elements that have a known value and proportion of those elements.
The functions and interactions of those elements may or may not have a method to calculate an actual dollar value. How would one value a function and how would that value be applied?

Disclosure: The valuation submitted to this thread was not My point, but just a interesting fact calculated by someone else.


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