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Can you remember the names of all the Elements of the Periodic Table?

http://www.sporcle.com/games/elements.php

Super cool game. I got 32. Beat me!

posted at 1:59 pm
on Apr. 2, 2008

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81, with a bit of help from my wife.

 

Posted by Ryan Cousineau  at  7:43 pm on Apr. 2, 2008

 

 

 

No shit, really?

 

Posted by Travis Smith  at  9:22 am on May. 14, 2008

 

 

 

Yep, no joke. Keep in mind I had a bit of a science-nerd bent as a kid: I sought out (and got) a periodic table for my bedroom wall. I guess I didn’t realize until now how weird that was.

It’s been long enough, I’ll retry the test now...79, and I feel bad about forgetting Potassium. I get punished by not knowing any of the “Unun...” elements (partly because some weren’t discovered when I had a periodic table) so learning that would be good for a cheap and easy gain of 6 or 7.

 

Posted by Ryan Cousineau  at  9:43 am on May. 14, 2008

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