The human body contains enough carbon to fill 9,000 pencils: If you were to break down an average human body into its basic chemical elements, you would find enough fat to make seven bars of soap, enough iron to forge a medium-sized nail, and enough phosphorus to tip 2,200 matchsticks.
The human body contains enough carbon to fill 9,000 pencils: If you were to break down an average human body into its basic chemical elements, you would find enough fat to make seven bars of soap, enough iron to forge a medium-sized nail, and enough phosphorus to tip 2,200 matchsticks.