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Titan Occupies A Solar System Sweet Spot
SocietyoftheFist writes "From an article on the BBC website, scientists have determined that Titan occupies a 'sweet spot' much like Earth. Venus is the same size as Earth but too hot so water boiled off long ago ending most geologic processes. Mars is too small to generate enough heat to keep water from freezing so it too slowed down geologically. Titan is much like the Earth with winds, rains and tectonic forces but instead of water it has an abundance of methane. Methane is liquid at the temperatures found in Titan's atmosphere and replaces water in the equation."
A probe sent to examine the area around Uranus has located a G spot.
Yeah right. So if I get a canister of methane, open it up, and light a match, it won't burn because I haven't put any oxygen in it? Tell that to the people who use it as a heat source, they don't take oxygen canisters with them it just burns on its own.
If I remember chemistry lessons correctly: the chemical reaction for methane is this:
CH4 -> C + 2H2
No oxygen involved.
No that's too complicated, I think we'll stick with my equation. It also doesn't require oxygen which makes it much more useful.
Good luck using your equation in space or somewhere...