4steps from the big bang
119things can go into it
envelope
ProductObject
Envelopes with ready-gummed flaps only appeared in the 1800s. Before that, letters were folded and sealed with wax.
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Made Of
Everything is made of something.← What it takes
What it leads to →
Nothing on this map is built from it yet.
Envelopes with ready-gummed flaps only appeared in the 1800s. Before that, letters were folded and sealed with wax.
From the big bang to envelope
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
envelopedate unknown