Humans are mostly organic matter, in the form of C6H12O6 or similar molecules.
It contains energy you can burn with O2: 6*O2 + C6H12O6 -> 6*CO2 + 6*H2O
So when you dry out a human body, there is indeed a lot of water that comes out. But human is not made of water on a molecular scale.
Also, in any organic molecule, carbon is the atome that holds everything else together, like a bone. So the properties of these molecules an the viability of life is mostly due to the properties of the carbon atom. This is the reason why scientists call humans "carbon based life form".
We are not really made of water, we can be converted into it. But the very structure of any organic molecule is carbon atoms.
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Reply to Humans are 60% water, yet they're considered carbon based life forms. by The_Evil_Owl
Humans are mostly organic matter, in the form of C6H12O6 or similar molecules.
It contains energy you can burn with O2: 6*O2 + C6H12O6 -> 6*CO2 + 6*H2O
So when you dry out a human body, there is indeed a lot of water that comes out. But human is not made of water on a molecular scale.
Also, in any organic molecule, carbon is the atome that holds everything else together, like a bone. So the properties of these molecules an the viability of life is mostly due to the properties of the carbon atom. This is the reason why scientists call humans "carbon based life form".
We are not really made of water, we can be converted into it. But the very structure of any organic molecule is carbon atoms.