Made Of

Everything is made of something.
← What it takes
What it leads to →

Nothing comes before this. As far as physics can tell, this is where it starts.

5steps from the big bang
0things can go into it

bamboo

NaturalLiving

Some bamboo grows almost a metre in a single day, faster than any other plant.

First appearedDate not yet known
Goes into

Some bamboo grows almost a metre in a single day, faster than any other plant.

From the big bang to bamboo

The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.

big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago
water4.4 bn yrs ago
paper105 CE
kitedate unknown
bamboodate unknown