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Randall Munroe, “How To”
Air, water and sunlight

Plants are made of air. The carbon in wood comes from CO₂ collected from the air, which is combined with water through photosynthesis. This book is made from air, water, and sunlight. If the pages are incinerated, the carbon turns back into CO₂ and water, releasing the captured sunlight. When wood, oil, or paper burns, the heat of the fire is the heat from sunlight.
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