"Dark oxygen" discovery upends centuries of scientific beliefs, textbooks to be rewritten

Earth.Com ^ | January 31, 2025 | Eric Ralls

[Red Badger]

Ping!..................

[linMcHlp]

bttt

[bk1000]

But…but….but…cow farts are a threat to our democracy. No, wait…

[enumerated]

It makes me happy every time scientists turn out to be wrong.

These scientists are our most brilliant people, and we want them to be wise as well. A huge part of wisdom is knowing the limits of one’s knowledge.

[teeman8r]

wow... this is as if someone planned this whole ecological system and man is just finding out about this... makes sense that fish need oxygen in the water and whoa, there is a way.

[one guy in new jersey]

Dark Brandon produces a mighty wind. But he does not produce oxygen.

[nopardons]

BTTT

[kickstart]

We need to sequester all the carbon before it combines with this “new” source of oxygen and creates that CO2 pollutant.

[nesnah]

These scientists are our most brilliant people, and we want them to be wise as well.

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Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is indeed a fruit.

Wisdom is knowing not to use tomatoes in fruit salad.

[fruser1]

I would think it more chemical than via electrolysis. It’s not like the rocks formed and all of a sudden were cast into saltwater. The deposition of metals and oxygen creation would have to be part of the same reaction.

[monkeyshine]

Very interesting. Not sure I like the name Dark Oxygen though., and there is no room on the periodic table for it.

[TexasGator]

“It makes me happy every time scientists turn out to be wrong.”

Why?

[TexasGator]

Or, maybe not.

[monkeyshine]

That was my first thought - that the rocks trapped oxygen when they formed. Or that they are catalyst splitting ocean H2O.

[struggle]

I blame global warming

[Cold Heart]

Christmas Valley Oregon is in a dry part of the state but is able to grow bounty crops of hay and alfalfa because of irrigation from very deep wells. The area was once an ancient lake but filled in and covered with ash from nearby volcanic Mt. Mazama (Crater Lake).

I was recently told that the pumps often get plugged with tiny blind fish.

[SunkenCiv]

"Hi, I'm Doc Oxygen, welcome to the Morning Workout program." Thanks Red Badger.

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[PeterPrinciple]

We used to get a weekly reader in grade school. The article is written for that level.

And this is not new science.

[PeterPrinciple]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_oxygen

basic chemistry with a fancy new name..............