Every particle that made up your body is older than you, some of them are older than the universe
Every particle that made up your body is older than you, some of them are older than the universe
Older than the universe? How you figure?
Yes, some of the elemental particles in our body (electrons, quarks, ...) were actually popped into existence along with the universe during the first fraction of time of the Big Bang, and remained still until today. So whatever or wherever these particles came from (assuming they do), they carried with them information that is older than the universe itself.
at best, that means they're as old as the universe, not older than it. also, didn't most of those particles constantly annihilate each other?
elemental particles in our body (electrons, quarks, …)
I don't think you know what either elements or particles are...
Ah, good point. The universe hadn't expanded yet.
Older than the universe? How does that work?
The universe appears to have a finite age in the Big Bang model and can be calculated to give an approximate value. Particles however, do not seem to have any correlation with time. The lifespan of a fundamental particle, without colliding with its anti-particle through annihilation, appears to be infinite.
“Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars.”
—Serbian proverb
We're all truly children of the stars.
As if I didn't already feel too old -_-