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See how many elements you can remember. You have 15 minutes.

Why?

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Originally posted by Foundryman:
However, I just might go poison a pigeon in the park.

don't let me stop you. and why stop at one? there are far too many in any big city, so a few (dozen) won't be missed.

Why would you want to name the elements? They already have names.

"I think I'll name this one Gary, and this one Bill, and the shiny one I'll call Suzie"

What brought this to mind was watching a movie with my little girl, and the blue fish says "I shall call him Squishy, and He shall be mine and He shall be my Squishy" So, Dory has renamed Helium. Come to think of it, the last Helium balloon I bought for my kid was kind of Squishy.

Coincidence? I think not!

helium, Ytterbium, Polonium, plutonium, cesium, zinc, gold, arsenic, titanium, uranium, galium, germanium, magnesium, manganese, Einsteinium, potassium, sodium, xenon, neon, radium, radon, Yttrium, Americum, hydrogen,argon, calcium,chlorine, fluorine, carbon, oxygen, nobelium, tin, mercury, silicon, erbium, paladium,silver, copper, cesium, cadmium, tungsten, lead, that's it I can't name any more.

BIG no

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I've got a friend who's memorized the element song.

Last I heard it is 117 elements soon to be 118, auh2o, anyone remember that one?

[quote]auh2o, anyone remember that one?[/quote]


Yea...he lost the '64 Presidential race to LBJ.

The Tom Leher song is awesome. My chem teacher showed the class last year. And like chowderhead46 I can sign it by heart... pretty pathetic I know, but I find it pretty catchy, plus, it's a good way to know all your elements (up until the song was made)