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Is Dust the Best Thing in the Universe? Part 3: Tiny Chemistry Labs


Two hydrogen atoms can't form an H2 molecule on their own in empty space. They need a surface. The universe has only one surface available, and it's something I have just spent two articles complaining about.

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