5steps from the big bang
121things can go into it
crayon
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Modern crayons first went on sale in 1903, in a box of eight colours.
First appeared1903 (123 yrs ago)
Made Of
Everything is made of something.← What it takes
What it leads to →
Nothing on this map is built from it yet.
Modern crayons first went on sale in 1903, in a box of eight colours.
From the big bang to crayon
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
indigo plantdate unknown
dyedate unknown
crayon1903