the.com/alkane
the boring carbon chain that quietly powers your car, your stove, and civilization itself
naming ruleAll names end in -ane, no exceptions
infinite familyChains can stretch to thousands of carbons
methane kingSimplest alkane warms Earth 80x harder than CO2
unreactive snobOnce called paraffins, meaning little affinity
candle proofWax is just alkanes 20+ carbons long