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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago

xkcd #2975: Classical Periodic Table

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xkcd #2975: Classical Periodic Table

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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago
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Classical Periodic Table
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Personally I think mercury is more of a ‘wet earth’ hybrid element.

https://explainxkcd.com/2975/

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  • mrvictory1@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Aren’t all elements after Uranium radioactive? I expected a larger “fire” area.

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      According to a comment on explainxkcd it’s half-life under 1 day for “fire”.

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    Hydrogen should be air, water, and fire.

    • GladiusB@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      It should just say “September”

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    Toph has entered the chat

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    I never thought to think bromine is a liquid at standard temperature and pressure, nor that it was one of only 2. Mostly thought to keep it at a safe distance.

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      Gallium is pretty close. On a hot day it’d be liquid. But not most of the time in most places.

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    No quintessence?

    • johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world
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      That’s the white part.

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      9 months ago

      Multipass?

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    Where’s the Quintessence go?

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      Afaik, Quintessence in medieval alchemy was a very pure alcohol (although they believed that by distilling it many times, they were in fact isolating this pure, heavenly element), so not something that can be put in the periodic table.

      • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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        “trust me my liege, this is a holy liquid, i have no ulterior motives in producing it”

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    9 months ago

    Do you remember …

  • Batman@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Where is wind?

    • macniel@feddit.org
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      Wind is just strong Air.

      • Ebber@lemmings.world
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        An isotope?

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          Yeah sure, why not.

    • 🅿🅸🆇🅴🅻@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Where is Captain Planet?

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        Here ya go https://youtu.be/12nWd_kH31A

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        No heart. No Captain Planet.

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          Carbon’s got to be heart, right?

          • deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz
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            CORRECT. THIS CARBON BASED BIPEDAL LABOUR UNIT (HUMAN) DEFINATELY HAS A HEART

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      Wind is in the breeches

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