Carl Sagan once described himself as both a carbon chauvinist and a water chauvinist; however, on another occasion he said that he was a carbon chauvinist but "not that much of a water chauvinist". He speculated on hydrocarbons, hydrofluoric acid, and ammonia as possible alternatives to water.
Carl Sagan once described himself as both a carbon chauvinist and a water chauvinist; however on another occasion he said that he was a carbon chauvinist but "not that much of a water chauvinist" He speculated on hydrocarbons hydrofluoric acid and ammonia as possible alternatives to water