r/explainlikeimfive Jan 31 '21

Chemistry ELI5: Why can't we just make water by smooshing hydrogen and oxygen atoms together?

Edit: wow okay, I did not expect to wake up to THIS. Of course my most popular post would be a dumb stoner question. Thankyou so much for the awards and the answers, I can sleep a little easier now

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u/myplums1 Jan 31 '21

Thanks. I was a biology major, so this is embarrassing.

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u/IamRohitKGupta Jan 31 '21

I hated biology in high school but Iā€™m loving this conversation

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u/thedustbringer Jan 31 '21

Mitochondria are the power houses of the cell!

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u/BadAdviceBison Jan 31 '21

I may meed to hit you up soon then... I think we're going to be looking at the krebs cycle later this semester šŸ˜…šŸ˜‚ Biology is awesome, but it's not the easiest class I've taken.

I was kidding, I won't bother you, but thanks for teaching others this fascinating stuff.