Life Without Sun

Hey, Sun.

How you been?

Cool. Listen, I know we haven’t talked in a while. Just wanted to say that I totes appreciate what you do.

You okay, sun? You seem kinda down.

Oh, sun! Don’t be sad! You’re the awesomest! You know what you need? You need an It’s a Wonderful Life Moment.

An It’s a Wonderful Life Moment. A glimpse of what life would be like if you didn’t exist.

Yeah, that’s how this works. Cue the dream sequence!

So you feel better now?

Well, except the archaea (ancient bacteria-ish microbes) that live at the bottom of the ocean and support a whole ecosystem on deep sea thermal vents by harnessing chemical energy from them. They do just fine without you. It’s actually pretty amazing.

Sorry. Forget about that part. There’s only like 4 of those or something. I swear everything else totally needs you.