Comments on: The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe http://boingboing.net/2009/11/05/the-elements-a-visua.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 02:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Ernunnos http://boingboing.net/2009/11/05/the-elements-a-visua.html#comment-629801 Ernunnos Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-629801 I believe S&W is the largest single user of scandium. It goes into the aluminum alloy frames of their AirLite line of pistols. Great to carry, painful to shoot. With so little mass to absorb recoil, the recoil is rather vigorous... I believe S&W is the largest single user of scandium. It goes into the aluminum alloy frames of their AirLite line of pistols. Great to carry, painful to shoot. With so little mass to absorb recoil, the recoil is rather vigorous…

]]> By: EricIndiana http://boingboing.net/2009/11/05/the-elements-a-visua.html#comment-633943 EricIndiana Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-633943 That's all fine & good, but the universe doesn't exist, and I can prove it! Please see my blog for details. I welcome rebuttals to my claims. However, since you don't exist, I may not respond. That’s all fine & good, but the universe doesn’t exist, and I can prove it!

Please see my blog for details. I welcome rebuttals to my claims. However, since you don’t exist, I may not respond.

]]> By: takeshi http://boingboing.net/2009/11/05/the-elements-a-visua.html#comment-629596 takeshi Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-629596 That's a bit of information from the introductory paragraph of gallium's Wikipedia entry. Somewhat more useful to people who are considering purchasing this element: you can make homemade mirrors with indium, caesium, and gallium. That’s a bit of information from the introductory paragraph of gallium’s Wikipedia entry. Somewhat more useful to people who are considering purchasing this element: you can make homemade mirrors with indium, caesium, and gallium.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/11/05/the-elements-a-visua.html#comment-629855 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-629855 I had the opportunity to poke through this book at the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association conference and I assure you it's gorgeous. Maybe if this had been my text book in high school. I wouldn't have gotten a C- in Chemistry. I had the opportunity to poke through this book at the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association conference and I assure you it’s gorgeous. Maybe if this had been my text book in high school. I wouldn’t have gotten a C- in Chemistry.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/11/05/the-elements-a-visua.html#comment-630126 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-630126 Ulphur... Sulphur! Ulphur… Sulphur!

]]> By: scifijazznik http://boingboing.net/2009/11/05/the-elements-a-visua.html#comment-629876 scifijazznik Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-629876 Must. Have. That. Book. Must. Have. That. Book.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/11/05/the-elements-a-visua.html#comment-630157 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-630157 My daughter used his images in a 7th grade science project last year, combining them with Tom Leher's "Elements Song" check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTmBKZOtI2A My daughter used his images in a 7th grade science project last year, combining them with Tom Leher’s “Elements Song”

check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTmBKZOtI2A

]]> By: pixleshifter http://boingboing.net/2009/11/05/the-elements-a-visua.html#comment-629655 pixleshifter Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-629655 (Th)orium (In)dium (K)potassium ..and how about a reminder of the brilliant "they might be giants - meet the elements" bb video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0zION8xjbM (Th)orium (In)dium (K)potassium

..and how about a reminder of the brilliant “they might be giants – meet the elements” bb video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0zION8xjbM

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