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xkcd #2975: Classical Periodic Table (xkcd.com)
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Personally I think mercury is more of a 'wet earth' hybrid element.

https://explainxkcd.com/2975/

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[โ€“] pipows@lemmy.today 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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.

[โ€“] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago

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