schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agoxkcd #2975: Classical Periodic Tablexkcd.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1316arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1313arrow-down1external-linkxkcd #2975: Classical Periodic Tablexkcd.comschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agomessage-square24fedilinkfile-text
Alt text: Personally I think mercury is more of a ‘wet earth’ hybrid element. https://explainxkcd.com/2975/
minus-squareancap shark@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-223 days agoAfaik, 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.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 days ago“trust me my liege, this is a holy liquid, i have no ulterior motives in producing it”
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.
“trust me my liege, this is a holy liquid, i have no ulterior motives in producing it”