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doubleshuffle · 02-10-2015, 07:12 AM

Since the name/origin thing is quite fun, here is another one:

Quite a number (though a smaller number than I would have thought) of chemical elements are named after mythological beings (and/or places). 1 point for the element, 1 point for the mythological name.

02-10-2015, 07:12 AM	#14725
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,944 Karma: 185432100 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	Since the name/origin thing is quite fun, here is another one: Quite a number (though a smaller number than I would have thought) of chemical elements are named after mythological beings (and/or places). 1 point for the element, 1 point for the mythological name.