4steps from the big bang
115things can go into it
petrol
MaterialEnergy
Each litre of petrol comes from crude oil that took millions of years to form.
First appearedc. 1855 (171 yrs ago)
Made Of
Everything is made of something.← What it takes
What it leads to →
Each litre of petrol comes from crude oil that took millions of years to form.
From the big bang to petrol
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
Lilithium13.8 bn yrs ago
concretec. 300 BCE
refinery1856
petrolc. 1855