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0 pointsallan_s11mo ago0 comments

actually we know how to produce it without involving living organism

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actually a living organism is needed to produce it this way

xrisk11mo ago

Wikipedia says "In industry dimethyl sulfide is produced by treating hydrogen sulfide with excess methanol over an aluminium oxide catalyst”.

Which part requires a living organism?

hidroto11mo ago

I think they are being a little glib by saying a human is need to make the industrial processes.

Well, someone needs to treat the hydrogen sulphide with excess methanol over an aluminium oxide catalyst. I suppose a robot could do it...

For a non-life explanation, you're really looking for something that could plausibly happen in (abiotic) nature, not an industrial process.

varjag11mo ago

Virtually all of them involve non-trivial design by sentient beings.

  Which part requires a living organism?

haha. Do you really need a hint?

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