▲ 765 ▼ xkcd #2913: Periodic Table Regions (imgs.xkcd.com) submitted 2 years ago by randomaccount43543@lemmy.world to c/xkcd@lemmy.world 25 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://xkcd.com/2913 Alt text: Cesium-133, let it be. Cesium-134, let it be even more.
[–] leaky_shower_thought@feddit.nl 42 points 2 years ago (2 children) "super fancy protons" is special in its own but boron is specialer. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) Can you explain for an idiot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) A hydrogen ion doesn't necessarily have a neutron, making it sort of a fancy proton, with a little friend somewhere around. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kofe@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) But why is boron specialer permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] orphiebaby@lemm.ee -4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) "Boron" rhymes with "moron", but we can't say that anymore because it's politically-incorrect, so we say "special". /jk permalink fedilink source parent [–] Donkter@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Like a... Boron? permalink fedilink source parent [+] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) Can you explain for an idiot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) A hydrogen ion doesn't necessarily have a neutron, making it sort of a fancy proton, with a little friend somewhere around. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kofe@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) But why is boron specialer permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] orphiebaby@lemm.ee -4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) "Boron" rhymes with "moron", but we can't say that anymore because it's politically-incorrect, so we say "special". /jk permalink fedilink source parent [–] Donkter@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Like a... Boron? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) A hydrogen ion doesn't necessarily have a neutron, making it sort of a fancy proton, with a little friend somewhere around. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kofe@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) But why is boron specialer permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] orphiebaby@lemm.ee -4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) "Boron" rhymes with "moron", but we can't say that anymore because it's politically-incorrect, so we say "special". /jk permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kofe@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) But why is boron specialer permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] orphiebaby@lemm.ee -4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) "Boron" rhymes with "moron", but we can't say that anymore because it's politically-incorrect, so we say "special". /jk permalink fedilink source parent
[–] orphiebaby@lemm.ee -4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) "Boron" rhymes with "moron", but we can't say that anymore because it's politically-incorrect, so we say "special". /jk permalink fedilink source parent
[+] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent