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The Periodic Table according to astronomers (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 6 days ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
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[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 66 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Can't make fire without oxygen. That's pretty metal 🀟

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 33 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Can’t make fire without oxygen

Fluorine fires have entered the chat.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Fluorine fires have entered the chat.

Oh shit, someone call the fluorine fire department to save the chat!

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

call the fluorine fire department

Sometimes there is no such department, especially for the most vigorous fluorinating reagents like chlorine trifluoride: Sand Won't Save You This Time (Derek Lowe)

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 5 days ago

it can potentially go on to β€œburn” things that you would normally consider already burnt to hell and gone, and a practical consequence of that is that it’ll start roaring reactions with things like bricks and asbestos tile.

Yeah, that's a big fat nope from me 😬

[–] frigidaphelion@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Lmao I think that particular emoji is sign language for love, not that that isn't appropriate here

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Even apart from sign language, it's the hand sign for "hang loose" and not "throwing horns." But was as close as I could get.

[–] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

🀘

[–] moakley@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Pretty sure that's the emoji for "thwip".