The left side of this reaction shows four protons and four electrons, basically four hydrogen atoms. Hydrogen is the natural starting point, since most of the matter in the sun (and also the stars) is hydrogen gas. Hydrogen is the simplest element, so it's reasonable to expect that in a primitive state much of the universe would be hydrogen. The endpoint is helium, known to be the second most abundant element in the sun. It is often referred to as "hydrogen burning" to helium, and hydrogen is often called "fuel", but one must understand that the reaction is not burning in the sense of a chemical reaction between a fuel, such as coal or wood, and oxygen. It is a nuclear reaction.
Not quiet the same thing as a fire burning wood and oxygen.
Not quiet the same thing as a fire burning wood and oxygen.
Of course not, the only thing that's quite the same as burning wood and oxygen would be burning wood and oxygen, which is a complete tautology and undermines the very concept of an analogy.
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This message last edited by Fanatic-Templar on 19/03/2012 at 01:49:05 AM
Cuendillar: All force directed against simply "makes it stronger" What? Bull.
- 14/02/2012 07:56:14 PM
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Yeah, an absolute is an absolute. *NM*
- 14/02/2012 08:00:56 PM
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Well not absolute... large doses of "evil" over an extended period of time makes it crumble *NM*
- 14/02/2012 09:51:30 PM
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Re: Cuendillar: All force directed against simply "makes it stronger" What? Bull.
- 17/02/2012 04:32:51 PM
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Simple answer to this is the conservation of energy.
- 23/02/2012 07:09:19 PM
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Well, all that energy of the eternally burning sun has to go somewhere 
*NM*
- 16/03/2012 11:21:36 PM
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*NM*
- 16/03/2012 11:21:36 PM
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I wonder what causes the sun to refuel though? *NM*
- 17/03/2012 01:42:55 AM
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Theoretically the Sun will burn out
- 17/03/2012 04:38:35 PM
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Not in WoT it won't.
- 17/03/2012 05:18:24 PM
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All that means is time doesn't move forward in WOT meaning there is no change
- 17/03/2012 07:36:45 PM
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How so?
- 18/03/2012 04:08:20 AM
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The link I attached discussed how our sun burns and it's estimated life time
- 18/03/2012 02:07:06 PM
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Yes, speaking of that link...
- 18/03/2012 05:59:31 PM
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Keep reading
- 18/03/2012 11:13:16 PM
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I don't get what you're trying to say.
- 19/03/2012 01:48:46 AM
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Doesn't matter ... As you said earlier it's an irrelevant point anyway.
- 19/03/2012 03:26:04 AM
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