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lil · 3342 days ago · link · · parent · post: Periodic table's seventh row finally filled as four new elements are added

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periodic table, finally completing the table’s seventh row and rendering science textbooks around the world instantly out of date.

Dating Outdated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one look at the giant 1979 "Periodic Chart of the Atoms" on the wall above my sofa and said: "Your periodic table is outdated.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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goo · 3342 days ago · link ·

God. Think of the money schools will have to spend updating everything. Don't scientists think of ANYONE?

+discuss