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[–] Kiwi_fella@lemmy.world 13 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I have it on good authority there is a 5th element. I saw it in a documentary. It's ... perfect.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 points 8 hours ago

Remembered this film this morning while listening to Tricky, and weird it is that Tricky is in it (and Lee Evans!). It’s like Eurotrash: The Movie with Bruno The Singing Bartender there as a thin veneer of Hollywood respectability.

[–] DarkSideOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 71 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The people that need to understand this, will not understand this.

[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They won't even notice the "others" part because they refuse to wear their glasses

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 7 points 19 hours ago

Perhaps if we started using SVG or PNG instead of compressed JPG for graphs, it would have helped a bit.

[–] 33550336@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh yes, the statistical mindset. Similarly, one could argue that for large integers, statistically there is no prime numbers.

[–] very_well_lost@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Statistically, there are no small integers.

[–] Electricd@lemmybefree.net 2 points 3 hours ago

Depends on the definition of small

[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 171 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We also know elements can't change to a different element through any kind of reaction or anything that would be absurd. I'm tired of these woke scientists.

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 52 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 58 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

Alchemy started as a hastily invented way to disguise a piss-drinking fetish that got way way out of hand.

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[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 209 points 1 day ago (3 children)

and stars are enacting the trans agenda to turn Hydrogen into Helium

[–] igneis94@feddit.it 135 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Everytime I wake up in the morning, it's because the light of a star has made me woke. Coincidences? I THINK NOT!

I'm shooting at the stars rn to defend you from woke!!!

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[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 40 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It is UNUSUAL for an element to not be either hydrogen or helium. There is nothing wrong with it. It is simultaneously totally OK, an ABSOLUTE MINORITY position, and notably UNUSUAL considering statistical evaluation.

You can ascribe whatever meaning to that you want, but it is not a statistically typical position to be an element that is not hydrogen, not helium, and... Well... It's also pretty unusual to have extra neutrons or something and be BETWEEN hydrogen and helium.

Again, this is TOTALLY FINE. And it is accurate in other hypothetical contexts which are in no way being referenced here. These group sizes are still, of course, in no way the same.

It's not super uncommon to change from hydrogen to helium, but in other contexts... Yes it is. Still totally fine.

Everybody is just getting along the best he/she/they can, but PEOPLE have rights, we don't need to argue for rights by common-washing. It ain't common.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 54 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm just a Helium atom living in a Hydrogen atoms universe.

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[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 day ago

I prefer Hydrogen. While I am not Hydrogen, I say everything else must be.

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