Made Of

Everything is made of something.

← What it takes

What it leads to →

Made from

chicken

4steps from the big bang

121things can go into it

feathers

MaterialSubstance

A chicken has about 8,000 feathers.

First appearedDate not yet known

Goes into

pillow

A chicken has about 8,000 feathers.

From the big bang to feathers

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

chickenc. 3,500 yrs ago

feathersdate unknown