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Should Neutron Stars be Added to the Periodic Table? (lemmy.zip)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
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https://jabde.com/2024/08/10/should-neutron-stars-be-added-to-the-periodic-table/

I say yes, entirely because it's hilarious

A figure of the periodic table with proposed element "Rx" atomic number 10^56. The proposed element's square is separated from the rest of the table by a vertical double-arrow labeled "10^37 lightyears (not to scale)". A figure label reads "Figure 2: A representative diagram of a periodic table incorporating element 10^56."
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[–] 54 points 1 year ago

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that no physics problem is complete unless some major component of reality is excluded to simplify the numbers."

I'll save this quote for my students. Amazing.

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