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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-27-09 09:29 PM
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What is your favorite element?


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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-27-09 09:34 PM
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1. Ytterbium is pretty nifty.
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Madrone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-27-09 09:35 PM
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2. The one I put gas in.
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realisticphish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-27-09 10:07 PM
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8. blech
no offense :hide:
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Madrone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-27-09 10:20 PM
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14. LOL
It's the dog's car and HE loves it. That's what's important. :P
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DBoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-28-09 02:27 PM
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31. does the dog put gas in the element ?
or do you drive with the windows down?
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Madrone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-28-09 02:30 PM
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32. Some days...
it's both. The one requires the other, wouldn't you say? LOL
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Madrone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-27-09 10:19 PM
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12. self-delete
Edited on Sat Jun-27-09 10:21 PM by Madrone
I caught a momentary case of the stoopid; posted in the wrong spot.
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swimboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-27-09 09:35 PM
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3. Wolfram
:hi:
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mainegreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-27-09 09:39 PM
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4. Carbon.
It really is the most interesting.
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Swede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-27-09 09:57 PM
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5. Californium
Maybe the Red Hot Chili Peppers can write a song about it.
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undeterred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-27-09 10:00 PM
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6. Franklinium
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realisticphish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-27-09 10:07 PM
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7. Sodium
so basic, so simple, catches on fire on contact with water.

Awesome.

The other similar elements are sweet too, but sodium is more common than, say, francium
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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-27-09 10:09 PM
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9. oh, I don't know....
Oxygen?
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-27-09 10:17 PM
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10. I don't know which is my favorite, but I know I hate lithium.
Fucking lithium, bitch-ass fucking element. 3? What kind of fucking atomic number is that? Go back to where you fucking come from lithium, and stay out of my table.
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Robeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-27-09 10:19 PM
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11. The element of surprise.
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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-27-09 10:20 PM
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13. CARBON! Is there anything it CAN'T do?
:woohoo:
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Tangerine LaBamba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-27-09 10:29 PM
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15. The Fifth, of course ..............
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-27-09 10:42 PM
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16. Oxygen
:P
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pscot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-27-09 10:42 PM
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17. gold
n/t
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orleans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-27-09 10:48 PM
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18. the element of surprise... n/t
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-27-09 10:57 PM
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19. Then I'll expect you when I see you
:P
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abq e streeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-27-09 11:00 PM
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20. does chocolate count?
what? its not an element? well.....should be
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-27-09 11:13 PM
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21. Only if you worship the entire chemical composition of Theobromine


as you rightfully should
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abq e streeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-27-09 11:27 PM
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24. ( in Homer Simpson voice): "mmm, theobromine"
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EvilAL Donating Member (357 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-27-09 11:15 PM
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22. 13. Al
Evil or not, Al kicks ass.
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Lars39 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-27-09 11:19 PM
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23. Oven
And hope it doesn't go out for Thanksgiving dinner, so I can aim for carbon. :)
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Prisoner_Number_Six Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-27-09 11:58 PM
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25. The Honda.
Great li'l Element.
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csziggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-28-09 01:32 AM
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26. Gold - doesn't tarnish and can trade it for almost anything
And you can make pretty things from it.
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Moondog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-28-09 11:01 AM
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27. Platinum. A precious metal that is also an industrial metal. Beautiful and useful.
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SPKrazy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-28-09 12:04 PM
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28. Na+
it is so prevalent, yet so important to have a correct balance in our bloodstream, amazingly the same percentage as is in sea water...
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-28-09 01:04 PM
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29. This month, it's iodine.
Specifically, the I-131 isotope.
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surrealAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-28-09 01:11 PM
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30. Argon.
I love those noble gasses!
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