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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 28 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Aren't all elements after Uranium radioactive? I expected a larger "fire" area.

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 43 points 10 months ago

According to a comment on explainxkcd it's half-life under 1 day for "fire".

[–] this@sh.itjust.works 21 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Hydrogen should be air, water, and fire.

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

It should just say "September"

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

Toph has entered the chat

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

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

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

That's the white part.

[–] FourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago
[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Where's the Quintessence go?

[–] pipows@lemmy.today 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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 2 points 10 months ago

"trust me my liege, this is a holy liquid, i have no ulterior motives in producing it"

[–] j4yt33@feddit.org 2 points 10 months ago

Do you remember ...

[–] Batman@lemmy.world -2 points 10 months ago (3 children)
[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Ebber 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 3 points 10 months ago

Yeah sure, why not.

[–] 314xel@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No heart. No Captain Planet.

[–] atomicorange@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Carbon’s got to be heart, right?

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 1 points 10 months ago

CORRECT. THIS CARBON BASED BIPEDAL LABOUR UNIT (HUMAN) DEFINATELY HAS A HEART

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 1 points 10 months ago

Wind is in the breeches