Made Of

Everything is made of something.

← What it takes

What it leads to →

3 ways to make it

Made from

waterplastic

3steps from the big bang

117things can go into it

glue

MaterialSubstance

Neanderthals made glue from birch bark tar about 200,000 years ago.

First appearedAbout 200,000 years ago

Goes into

cardboardbookbox chair envelope guitar matches notebookshoeskateboardtable

Neanderthals made glue from birch bark tar about 200,000 years ago.

From the big bang to glue

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

gluec. 200,000 yrs ago