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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 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 43 points 1 year ago

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

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

Hydrogen should be air, water, and fire.

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

It should just say "September"

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Toph has entered the chat

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago (2 children)

That's the white part.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Where's the Quintessence go?

[–] pipows@lemmy.today 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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 1 year ago

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

[–] j4yt33@feddit.org 2 points 1 year ago

Do you remember ...

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

Yeah sure, why not.

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

No heart. No Captain Planet.

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

Carbon’s got to be heart, right?

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 year ago

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

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

Wind is in the breeches