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lil · 3342 days ago · link ·

Four new elements have been added to the periodic table, finally completing the table’s seventh row and rendering science textbooks around the world instantly out of date.

Dating Outdated

I had a physicist over last night on an introductory date. He took one look at the giant 1979 "Periodic Chart of the Atoms" on the wall above my sofa and said: "Your periodic table is outdated. It only goes up to 106."

and now everyone's is.

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