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xkcd #2975: Classical Periodic Table (xkcd.com)

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Personally I think mercury is more of a 'wet earth' hybrid element.

https://explainxkcd.com/2975/

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Afaik, Quintessence in medieval alchemy was a very pure alcohol (although they believed that by distilling it many times, they were in fact isolating this pure, heavenly element), so not something that can be put in the periodic table.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

"trust me my liege, this is a holy liquid, i have no ulterior motives in producing it"