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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 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 43 points 2 years ago

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

[–] this@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hydrogen should be air, water, and fire.

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

It should just say "September"

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

Toph has entered the chat

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

That's the white part.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Where's the Quintessence go?

[–] pipows@lemmy.today 1 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

Do you remember ...

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

Yeah sure, why not.

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

No heart. No Captain Planet.

[–] atomicorange@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Carbon’s got to be heart, right?

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 years ago

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

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 1 points 2 years ago

Wind is in the breeches