You may have heard "We're all stardust," but that's not actually true. Most elements on the periodic table have surprisingly weird origins like neutron star mergers or even the big bang itself. Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: Nick Lucid - Host, Writer, Editor, Animator Em Lucid - Producer ________________________________ VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS Supernovas Explained: Muons from Cosmic Rays: ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM Patreon: YouTube Membership: Sign-Up for Nebula: Advanced Theoretical Physics (Paperback): Advanced Theoretical Physics (eBook): Merchandise: ________________________________ HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE SUPPORTERS Asylum Counselors: Joe K. Kim Asylum Orderlies: Chloë Joan López, Dhruv Singhal, James Smith, Joel Wolhendler, Medec Hurtz, Peter Engrav Einsteinium Crazies: Benjamin Sharef, Dan Sullivan, Eoin O'Sullivan, Jonathan Lima, Joseph Salomone, Kevin Flanagan, Matias Cveczilberg, Sean K, Sheila Owen, William Hutchison Plutonium Crazies: Al Davis, Compuart, Ellis Hall, Fabio Manzini, Kevin MacLean, Rex_zane, Rick Myers, Vid Icarus Platinum Crazies: Cesar Moya, Christopher Bennett, Clayton Bruckert, David Johnston, Ishay Oz, Jonathan Reel, Joshua Gallagher, Li-Ce Hu, Marino Hernandez, Mikayla Eckel Cifrese, Mr. Orn Jonasar, Olga Cooperman, P. Patrick Tukkers, Qin Li, Stephanie Beach, Ulrich, Zachary Milne ________________________________ SOURCES NASA Periodic Table of Origins: Scientific Papers: Written for General Audience: ________________________________ LINKS TO COMMENTS Floating Questions: End Screen Comment: ________________________________ IMAGE/VIDEO CREDITS Supernova: Neutron Star Merger: LIGO Stuff: ________________________________ TIME CODES 00:00 Intro 00:58 The Big Bang 02:39 Fusion in Stars 04:44 Supernovas 06:30 Abundancy 08:37 Cosmic Rays 11:54 Neutron Capture 14:09 Neutron Star Mergers 17:33 Summary 19:13 Featured Comment 19:33 Surprise Surprise!