What is everything made of?

574 things, each traced through every material back to the ground. Packaging is listed apart, because it holds a thing rather than goes into it.

Metals

• What is alumina made of?
• What is aluminum made of?
• What is aluminum foil made of?
• What are aluminum window frames made of?
• What is brass made of?
• What is bronze made of?
• What is chromium made of?
• What is cobalt made of?
• What is copper made of?
• What is copper wire made of?
• What is gold made of?
• What is iridium made of?
• What is lead made of?
• What is magnesium metal made of?
• What is manganese made of?
• What are neodymium magnets made of?
• What is nichrome made of?
• What is nickel made of?
• What is pig iron made of?
• What is platinum made of?
• What is railroad rail made of?
• What is rebar made of?
• What is sheet steel made of?
• What is silver made of?
• What is solder made of?
• What is stainless steel made of?
• What is steel made of?
• What are steel I-beams made of?
• What is steel scrap made of?
• What is steel wire made of?
• What are suspension bridge cables made of?
• What is tinplate made of?
• What is titanium made of?
• What is tungsten carbide made of?
• What is vanadium made of?
• What is wire rope made of?
• What is zinc made of?

Metal goods

• What are aluminum cans made of?
• What are aluminum ladders made of?
• What are ball bearings made of?
• What is barbed wire made of?
• What are bolts made of?
• What are bronze bells made of?
• What are bronze statues made of?
• What are cast iron pans made of?
• What is chain-link fence made of?
• What are coil springs made of?
• What are coins made of?
• What are door hinges made of?
• What are drill bits made of?
• What are faucets made of?
• What are fire extinguishers made of?
• What are gas cylinders made of?
• What are gold bars made of?
• What are gold rings made of?
• What are hammers made of?
• What are keys made of?
• What are kitchen knives made of?
• What are lab-grown diamonds made of?
• What are nails made of?
• What are nonstick pans made of?
• What are Olympic-style medals made of?
• What are padlocks made of?
• What are paperclips made of?
• What are pressure cookers made of?
• What are razor blades made of?
• What are safety pins made of?
• What are saw blades made of?
• What are scissors made of?
• What are screws made of?
• What are sewing needles made of?
• What are shovels made of?
• What are stainless steel forks made of?
• What are stainless steel water bottles made of?
• What are staples made of?
• What is steel chain made of?
• What is steel pipe made of?
• What are tin cans made of?
• What are vacuum flasks made of?
• What are wheelbarrows made of?
• What are wrenches made of?

Chemicals and fuels

• What is acetone made of?
• What is acrylic acid made of?
• What are adhesives made of?
• What is benzene made of?
• What is biodiesel made of?
• What is caffeine made of?
• What is carbon dioxide made of?
• What is chlorine made of?
• What is diesel fuel made of?
• What is ethanol made of?
• What is ethylene made of?
• What is ethylene glycol made of?
• What is fertilizer made of?
• What is gasoline made of?
• What is glycerin made of?
• What is hydrochloric acid made of?
• What is ink made of?
• What is lacquer made of?
• What is paint made of?
• What is para-xylene made of?
• What is phenol made of?
• What is phosphoric acid made of?
• What are pigments made of?
• What are plasticizers made of?
• What is printer toner made of?
• What is propylene made of?
• What are refrigerants work and made of?
• What is soda ash made of?
• What is styrene made of?
• What is super glue made of?
• What is titanium dioxide made of?
• What is toluene made of?
• What is zinc oxide powder made of?

Plastics and fibers

• What is 3D printer filament made of?
• What is ABS plastic made of?
• What is acrylic sheet made of?
• What is bubble wrap made of?
• What is carbon fiber made of?
• What is cellulose acetate made of?
• What is clear adhesive tape made of?
• What are credit cards made of?
• What is duct tape made of?
• What is epoxy made of?
• What are pencil erasers made of?
• What is fiberglass made of?
• What are foam cups made of?
• What are fountain pens made of?
• What are garden hoses made of?
• What are highlighters made of?
• What is Kevlar made of?
• What are LEGO bricks made of?
• What are marker pens made of?
• What is melamine resin made of?
• What are nitrile gloves made of?
• What is nylon made of?
• What is PET plastic made of?
• What is phenolic resin made of?
• What is plastic made of?
• What are plastic bags made of?
• What are plastic bottles made of?
• What are plastic straws made of?
• What is plastic wrap made of?
• What is polycarbonate made of?
• What is polyester fiber made of?
• What is polyethylene made of?
• What is polypropylene made of?
• What is polystyrene made of?
• What is polyurethane made of?
• What is polyvinyl alcohol made of?
• What is polyvinyl butyral interlayer made of?
• What is polyvinylpyrrolidone made of?
• What is PTFE made of?
• What is PVC made of?
• What is PVC pipe made of?
• What is silicone made of?
• What is polystyrene foam made of?
• What is superabsorbent polymer made of?
• What is synthetic rubber made of?
• What is vinyl flooring made of?
• What is vulcanized rubber made of?
• What are zip-top bags made of?

Glass, stone and ceramics

• What are asphalt shingles made of?
• What is blackboard chalk made of?
• What are ceramic floor tiles made of?
• What is concrete made of?
• What are contact lenses made of?
• What are double-glazed windows made of?
• What is drywall made of?
• What are eyeglass lenses made of?
• What is fiberglass insulation made of?
• What is glass made of?
• What are glass bottles made of?
• What are glass jars made of?
• What are glass marbles made of?
• What are incandescent light bulbs made of?
• What are mirrors made of?
• What are neon signs made of?
• What is optical fiber made of?
• What is porcelain made of?
• What are skyscrapers made of?
• What is smartphone cover glass made of?
• What is stained glass made of?
• What are sunglasses made of?
• What are toilets made of?
• What is window glass made of?

Wood and paper

• What are banknotes made of?
• What are wooden baseball bats made of?
• What are books made of?
• What is cardboard made of?
• What are cardboard boxes made of?
• What are chopsticks made of?
• What are clothespins made of?
• What are egg cartons made of?
• What are envelopes made of?
• What is facial tissue made of?
• What is hardwood flooring made of?
• What is laminate flooring made of?
• What are matches made of?
• What is MDF made of?
• What are newspapers made of?
• What are oak wine barrels made of?
• What is paper made of?
• What are paper bags made of?
• What are paper cups made of?
• What are paper straws made of?
• What are pencils made of?
• What are pizza boxes made of?
• What are playing cards made of?
• What is plywood made of?
• What are sticky notes made of?
• What is toilet paper made of?
• What is wallpaper made of?
• What are wine corks made of?
• What is wood pulp made of?
• What are wooden chairs made of?
• What are wooden doors made of?
• What are wooden spoons made of?

Clothes and textiles

• What are backpacks made of?
• What are baseball caps made of?
• What are bath towels made of?
• What are buttons made of?
• What is carpet made of?
• What is cotton fabric made of?
• What are curtains made of?
• What are disposable diapers made of?
• What are down jackets made of?
• What are dress shirts made of?
• What are eyeglass frames made of?
• What are felt hats made of?
• What are flags made of?
• What are flip-flops made of?
• What are hard-shell suitcases made of?
• What are high heels made of?
• What are hiking boots made of?
• What are hoodies made of?
• What are hook-and-loop fasteners made of?
• What are jeans made of?
• What is leather made of?
• What are leather belts made of?
• What are leather gloves made of?
• What are leather handbags made of?
• What are leather shoes made of?
• What are leather wallets made of?
• What are leggings made of?
• What are mattresses made of?
• What are N95 masks made of?
• What are pillows made of?
• What are raincoats made of?
• What is rayon made of?
• What is rope made of?
• What are rubber boots made of?
• What is sewing thread made of?
• What are shoelaces made of?
• What is silk made of?
• What are silk ties made of?
• What are sneakers made of?
• What are socks made of?
• What are sofas made of?
• What is spandex made of?
• What are swimsuits made of?
• What are T-shirts made of?
• What are tailored suits made of?
• What are teddy bears made of?
• What are umbrellas made of?
• What is underwear made of?
• What are wool blankets made of?
• What are wool sweaters made of?
• What are zippers made of?

Electronics

• What are AA batteries made of?
• What are camera lenses made of?
• What are camera sensors made of?
• What are compact discs made of?
• What are computer keyboards made of?
• What are computer mice made of?
• What are digital cameras made of?
• What are e-readers made of?
• What are electric car batteries made of?
• What are electric toothbrushes made of?
• What is ferrite made of?
• What is gallium made of?
• What is germanium made of?
• What are graphics cards made of?
• What are hard drives made of?
• What are headphones made of?
• What is indium made of?
• What are indium tin oxide coatings made of?
• What are inkjet printers made of?
• What are laptops made of?
• What are LCD screens made of?
• What are LEDs made of?
• What are LED light bulbs made of?
• What are light switches made of?
• What is lithium carbonate made of?
• What are lithium-ion cells made of?
• What are loudspeakers made of?
• What are memory chips made of?
• What is metallurgical silicon made of?
• What are microchips made of?
• What are microphones made of?
• What are OLED screens made of?
• What are phone chargers made of?
• What is photoresist made of?
• What is polysilicon made of?
• What are power cables made of?
• What are wall power outlets made of?
• What are printed circuit boards made of?
• What are remote controls made of?
• What are silicon wafers made of?
• What are smartphones made of?
• What are smartwatches made of?
• What are smoke detectors made of?
• What are solar cells made of?
• What are solar panels made of?
• What are solid-state drives made of?
• What are televisions made of?
• What is trichlorosilane made of?
• What are USB cables made of?
• What are video game consoles made of?
• What are vinyl records made of?
• What are Wi-Fi routers made of?
• What are wireless earbuds made of?

Machines and vehicles

• What are air conditioners made of?
• What are airbags made of?
• What are airliners made of?
• What are bicycles made of?
• What are blenders made of?
• What are brake pads made of?
• What are camera drones made of?
• What are cars made of?
• What are car batteries made of?
• What are car engines made of?
• What are ceiling fans made of?
• What are container ships made of?
• What are dishwashers made of?
• What are electric cars made of?
• What are electric kettles made of?
• What are electric motors made of?
• What are electrical transformers made of?
• What are elevators made of?
• What are jet engines made of?
• What are locomotives made of?
• What are mechanical wristwatches made of?
• What are microwave ovens made of?
• What are motorcycles made of?
• What are office chairs made of?
• What are orbital rockets made of?
• What are refrigerators made of?
• What are sailboats made of?
• What are satellites made of?
• What are seat belts made of?
• What are shipping containers made of?
• What are spark plugs made of?
• What are subway trains made of?
• What are tires made of?
• What are toasters made of?
• What are turbine blades made of?
• What are vacuum cleaners made of?
• What are washing machines made of?
• What are water heaters made of?
• What are wind turbines made of?
• What are windshields made of?

Sport, music and toys

• What are acoustic guitars made of?
• What are action figures made of?
• What are American footballs made of?
• What are ballpoint pens made of?
• What are baseballs made of?
• What are basketballs made of?
• What are bike helmets made of?
• What are billiard balls made of?
• What are board games made of?
• What are bowling balls made of?
• What are candles made of?
• What are canoes made of?
• What are cellos made of?
• What are chess sets made of?
• What are crayons made of?
• What are cricket bats made of?
• What are dartboards made of?
• What are desk globes made of?
• What are dice made of?
• What are die-cast toy cars made of?
• What are drum kits made of?
• What are drumsticks made of?
• What are dumbbells made of?
• What are electric guitars made of?
• What are fashion dolls made of?
• What are fireworks made of?
• What are fishing rods made of?
• What are flutes made of?
• What are flying discs made of?
• What are golf balls made of?
• What are golf clubs made of?
• What are guitar strings made of?
• What are harmonicas made of?
• What are hockey pucks made of?
• What are ice skates made of?
• What are inflatable pool toys made of?
• What are jigsaw puzzles made of?
• What are kites made of?
• What is modeling compound made of?
• What are pianos made of?
• What are pinball machines made of?
• What are roller skates made of?
• What are Rubik's Cubes made of?
• What are saxophones made of?
• What are skateboards made of?
• What are skis made of?
• What are Slinkys made of?
• What are snow globes made of?
• What are snowboards made of?
• What are soccer balls made of?
• What are surfboards made of?
• What are tennis balls made of?
• What are tennis rackets made of?
• What are trading cards made of?
• What are treadmills made of?
• What are trumpets made of?
• What are ukuleles made of?
• What are violins made of?
• What are volleyballs made of?
• What are yo-yos made of?
• What are yoga mats made of?

Body and health

• What is acetaminophen made of?
• What are adhesive bandages made of?
• What are air fresheners made of?
• What is aspirin made of?
• What are asthma inhalers made of?
• What is bleach made of?
• What are condoms made of?
• What are cotton swabs made of?
• What is cough syrup made of?
• What is dental floss made of?
• What is deodorant made of?
• What are digital thermometers made of?
• What is dish soap made of?
• What is eyeshadow made of?
• What is foundation makeup made of?
• What are gelatin capsules made of?
• What is hair dye made of?
• What is hairspray made of?
• What are hearing aids made of?
• What are heart stents made of?
• What are hip implants made of?
• What is ibuprofen made of?
• What is insect repellent made of?
• What is insulin made of?
• What are kitchen sponges made of?
• What is laundry detergent made of?
• What is lipstick made of?
• What is mascara made of?
• What is mouthwash made of?
• What are mRNA vaccines made of?
• What is nail polish made of?
• What are pacemakers made of?
• What is penicillin made of?
• What is perfume made of?
• What are prosthetic legs made of?
• What are sanitary pads made of?
• What is shampoo made of?
• What is soap made of?
• What is sunscreen made of?
• What are syringes made of?
• What are tampons made of?
• What are toothbrushes made of?
• What is toothpaste made of?
• What are vitamin C tablets made of?
• What are wet wipes made of?
• What are wheelchairs made of?

Food

• What is baby formula made of?
• What is bacon made of?
• What are bagels made of?
• What are baguettes made of?
• What is baking soda made of?
• What is beef jerky made of?
• What is bread made of?
• What is brown sugar made of?
• What is butter made of?
• What is cake mix made of?
• What are candy canes made of?
• What are candy-coated chocolates made of?
• What is canned meat made of?
• What is canned soup made of?
• What is canned tuna made of?
• What is caramel candy made of?
• What is caramel color made of?
• What is cheddar made of?
• What is cheese made of?
• What is chewing gum made of?
• What are chicken nuggets made of?
• What is chocolate made of?
• What is condensed milk made of?
• What are corn flakes made of?
• What is cotton candy made of?
• What are crackers made of?
• What is cream cheese made of?
• What are croissants made of?
• What are donuts made of?
• What are fish sticks made of?
• What is flour made of?
• What are frozen french fries made of?
• What is frozen pizza made of?
• What is gelatin made of?
• What is gelatin dessert made of?
• What are granola bars made of?
• What are gummy bears made of?
• What is ham made of?
• What is hazelnut spread made of?
• What are hot dogs made of?
• What is hot sauce made of?
• What is ice cream made of?
• What is imitation crab made of?
• What are instant noodles made of?
• What is jam made of?
• What is jarred salsa made of?
• What are jelly beans made of?
• What is ketchup made of?
• What is kimchi made of?
• What is licorice candy made of?
• What are lollipops made of?
• What is margarine made of?
• What are marshmallows made of?
• What is mayonnaise made of?
• What is microwave popcorn made of?
• What is mozzarella made of?
• What is mustard made of?
• What is oat milk made of?
• What is peanut butter made of?
• What are pickles made of?
• What is popping candy made of?
• What are potato chips made of?
• What are pretzels made of?
• What is salami made of?
• What are sandwich cookies made of?
• What are sausages made of?
• What are sausage casings made of?
• What is sourdough bread made of?
• What is soy sauce made of?
• What are sprinkles made of?
• What is sugar made of?
• What is toffee made of?
• What are tortillas made of?
• What is vanilla extract made of?
• What is vegetable oil made of?
• What is vinegar made of?
• What is white chocolate made of?
• What is yogurt made of?

Drinks

• What is beer made of?
• What is bottled water made of?
• What is bourbon made of?
• What is champagne made of?
• What is cognac made of?
• What is cola made of?
• What is decaf coffee made of?
• What are energy drinks made of?
• What is gin made of?
• What is hard cider made of?
• What is kombucha made of?
• What is light beer made of?
• What is mead made of?
• What is non-alcoholic beer made of?
• What is port wine made of?
• What is prosecco made of?
• What is root beer made of?
• What is rum made of?
• What is sake made of?
• What is Scotch whisky made of?
• What is soda made of?
• What is sparkling water made of?
• What is tequila made of?
• What is tonic water made of?
• What is vodka made of?
• What is whiskey made of?
• What is wine made of?