points by WarmWash 1 day ago | 0 comments
Rumor is that boron existed, but was quickly superseded by carbon. Obviously they are going with alphabetical element names.
[–] jawns 1 day ago
[–] VulgarExigency 1 day ago
It's gonna be even worse then they name the 11th iteration Potassium.
[–] WithinReason 1 day ago
The naming is elementary, my dear Watson.
[–] jlhawn 1 day ago
There aren't any _good_ elements that start with the letters D or E. Imagine if they name the next one "Dysprosium" where the Greek root translates to "hard to get at" or "difficult to access" reflecting how difficult it was for its discovers to isolate it in the late 19th century, but also sounds kind of untrustworthy to give an AI model such a name.
Argon - 18
Boron - 5
Carbon - 6
I don't think I'll be able to cope with this level of elemental disorder.