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Pjotr_plz t1_j21d7zt wrote
It will never run out, but all matter can theoretically be in use at the same time. Recycling matter is always possible.
ObligatoryOption t1_j21f5np wrote
You might run out if you were trying to make a bigger universe.
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BS-Calrissian t1_j21o000 wrote
Well, how? If it can't be destroyed how can you run out of it? I don't get it
Academic_Party_4725 t1_j21syrs wrote
All matter is always in use. Just not by you,me,or other things on earth.
But maybe more precise would be to say that in THEORY. Nearly all matter can be used by current "living" entities. And that creating a new entity would require an amount of energy that is not freely available without first destroying another living entity.
Idk. Seems pretty silly and arbitrary to define all matter in the universe this way.
UtahDarkHorse t1_j21z5oi wrote
well, considering the universe is expanding, you could just not have any within a useable distance from your location.
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PlaceInvaders1 t1_j224v0j wrote
Due to the way the universe expands, in trillions of years the only visible things left in the universe will be the Milky Way itself (or I guess what remains after the Milky Way and andromeda combine) and due to the speed of the expansion of the universe even if you travelled at the speed of light you would never encounter other universes again. So in that sense, you could run out of all matter.
But the universe is so unbelievably huge that the concept of “running out of matter” is almost comical
Sufficient_Result558 t1_j24axq4 wrote
Only if some is past it’s expiration date before your next trip to the store.
NaftaliComms t1_j24fc3p wrote
You wouldn't have any matter to make the universe bigger
Nakazanie5 t1_j24i86t wrote
If by "run out of it" you are implying that there is finite matter in the universe, then yes. For practical purposes, no.
TxHerrmann t1_j24zmrr wrote
Matter is energy so it can be converted to raw energy and dissipated as heat.
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BS-Calrissian t1_j25mr96 wrote
Yo when I drop my mixtape it's gonna be dissipated as heat too
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