Comment by corysama

Comment by corysama 2 days ago

8 replies

They say hydrogen is an odorless colorless gas which, in sufficient quantities, given enough time, turns into people. I’m sure the same could be true of resistors.

bravesoul2 2 days ago

Resistors are made of heavier elements though. And I remember something like everything wants to become iron (fuse if lighter, decay if heavier)

That said there might be enough energy (infinity!) for anything to be possible.

  • jfengel 2 days ago

    You get stable things heavier than iron, and they're more common than you'd expect. It's possible that they form in neutron star collisions, which are complete anarchy in atomic terms.

inopinatus 2 days ago

People are resistors too.

  • neepi a day ago

    Just checked. Around 1.5Mohms today.

  • temp0826 2 days ago

    I resist that statement

    • taneq 2 days ago

      Gee, I hope nobody ever puts you in charge of a train!

      • farhaven a day ago

        Well they can still be a conductor, even if they're not a resistor. Actually they'd be a pretty good conductor. A super-conductor, if you will.

        • taneq a day ago

          So wait, if they resist the statement that they're a resistor, are they a resistor or not? I think they're a semiconductor. Maybe they work at a railway junction. :D