![]() ![]() Human bodies are 2.6% nitrogen, which will cost about 40 cents. We're 61% oxygen and 10% hydrogen, and buying oxygen is worth $14 and hydrogen about $26, according to Bryson. Ironically, the cheapest chemicals available are the ones we have the most of. That's carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, calcium, hydrogen and phosphorus, but we also aren't complete without tiny amounts of tin, copper, and manganese in us. Just six elements account for 99.1% of the human body. PBS estimated the fundamental elements of the human body would cost about $168. According to the Royal Society of Chemistry the full cost of building a human with all the elements would be about $151,000. It might've even been $2.97 in 1960s money, accounting for inflation. It often indicates a user profile.īryson's chemistry teacher once told him that all the chemicals that make up a human body could be bought for $5. ![]() Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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