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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 27 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 39 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] this@sh.itjust.works 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Hydrogen should be air, water, and fire.

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

It should just say "September"

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

Toph has entered the chat

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks 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 6 points 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago (2 children)

That's the white part.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Where's the Quintessence go?

[–] pipows@lemmy.today 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks 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 1 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] j4yt33 2 points 2 weeks ago

Do you remember ...

[–] Batman@lemmy.world -2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)
[–] DmMacniel 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Ebber@lemmings.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] DmMacniel 3 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah sure, why not.

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

No heart. No Captain Planet.

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

Carbon’s got to be heart, right?

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 1 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 1 points 3 weeks ago

Wind is in the breeches