▲ 202 ▼ "it's basic science!!!" | the basic science in question: (hexbear.net) submitted 2 years ago* by WhyEssEff@hexbear.net to c/the_dunk_tank@hexbear.net 125 comments fedilink hide all child comments local twitter user forgets how the sun works
[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 73 points 2 years ago (4 children) permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] alcoholicorn@hexbear.net 44 points 2 years ago Unless you're talking about gas giants, then a bunch of that hydrogen can be metal too. permalink fedilink source parent [–] someone@hexbear.net 36 points 2 years ago (1 child) The queerest element: bismuth. It has a symbol of "Bi". It forms beautiful rainbow crystals. It's also known as a "post-transition" element. It's used in all sorts of important industrial processes. In particular it's gaining interest as a replacement for its neighbor lead in a lot of applications (like solder) as it has many similar properties, but has the bonus of being far less toxic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Smeagolicious@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago Bismuth also did nothing wrong. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 28 points 2 years ago cant wait for them to find the island of stability where once we start having 140+ genders maybe some of them start having socially prescribed roles again. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Angel@hexbear.net 26 points 2 years ago 🤘🏿HELL YEAH!!! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] alcoholicorn@hexbear.net 44 points 2 years ago Unless you're talking about gas giants, then a bunch of that hydrogen can be metal too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] someone@hexbear.net 36 points 2 years ago (1 child) The queerest element: bismuth. It has a symbol of "Bi". It forms beautiful rainbow crystals. It's also known as a "post-transition" element. It's used in all sorts of important industrial processes. In particular it's gaining interest as a replacement for its neighbor lead in a lot of applications (like solder) as it has many similar properties, but has the bonus of being far less toxic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Smeagolicious@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago Bismuth also did nothing wrong. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Smeagolicious@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago Bismuth also did nothing wrong. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 28 points 2 years ago cant wait for them to find the island of stability where once we start having 140+ genders maybe some of them start having socially prescribed roles again. permalink fedilink source parent
