Earth

Ever wonder how many hydrogen and oxygen molecules are in a glass of water? Now picture how much of these same molecules it took to bond and fill oceans to over 6 miles deep. That's a lot of oxygen to account for on a early earth that is claimed to have nearly no oxygen. But then we also have under ground water that is just as much volume as what's in our oceans. Where did all that oxygen come from when plants were not even living yet?

Some might suggest that volcanoes erupt a lot of water. But how many eruptions does it take to fill the oceans, and all of the water underneath? And where is all the volcanic ash from all the eruptions it would take? Plus, where did the oxygen come from to make the water that volcanoes tapped into to spew out? There are no under ground sources for oxygen. And even if there was. It would have to be proven that mass quanities were being produced. Which would also mean we would know about this by now. For we are currently testing gases that come out of the earth.

The problem with hydrogen gas is how explosive it is when it comes in contact with air. All it takes is the right ratio of mixture between hydrogen and air (mainly oxygen). And you would have a condition that an explosion is 100% likely. How? If the mixture itself does not explode, then an igniting force will set it off. Volcanoes, and lightening can do this easily. And even if there were not much lightening from storms, remember that volcanoes produce their own weather and lightening. So storm conditions are not needed to do this.

So for free oxygen to be readily available to bond quickly with hydrogen to make water. There had to be a very high percentage of hydrogen gas. And because it takes twice as many hydrogen molecules to make water (H2O), than it takes of oxygen to do the samething.

So is there another source for oxygen besides plants?

Science has recently annouced that lava rocks, that break down during years of rain. Produce H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide). This H2O2 readily breaks down and frees up both oxygen and hydrogen molecules. This makes oxygen when plants are not around. But this also makes an explosive combination. Because as oxygen bonds with the hydrogen to make water. Then plants come along to continue the process of making oxygen. There is a point of ratio of hydrogen in our atmosphere. That will make a planet wide explosive situation.

Flammability: The wide flammability range, 4% to 74% in air, and the small amount of energy required for ignition necessitate special handling to prevent the inadvertent mixing of hydrogen with air. Care should be taken to eliminate sources of ignition, such as sparks from electrical equipment, static electricity sparks, open flames or any extremely hot objects. Hydrogen and air mixtures within the flammable range can explode and may burn with a pale blue, almost invisible flame.

So as the earth's atmosphere changes to accomondate life as we know it. There would be a point reached that would make the planet into one big hydrogen bomb. So another problem with early earth is hydrogen gas.

Somewhere in the upper or lower atmosphere, the ratio of hydrogen, oxygen, etc.. On early earth are just right to either destroy the whole planet. Or burn up it's existing atmosphere, and any life that may exist at that time. One spark from either source, in the pictures above, and the early earth is no more.

Picture on left is just a lightening bolt from a cloud. Picture on the right is an erupting volcano that made it's own lightening. It is said that the way a volcano makes lightening, is all the dusts that is spewed from it. This dust and ash move very fast, and are moving in a tight spot (close together). All of this makes a static charge build up in mid air. This is why you can see bolts of lightening coming from just about anywhere inside the eruption itself. A uncommon source for making lightening is a wildfire. The dust, and ash, plus winds that kick up during a wildfire. Present the same conditions that allows an eruption to produce lightening. But is rarely seen.