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Personally I think mercury is more of a ‘wet earth’ hybrid element.

https://explainxkcd.com/2975/

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Aren’t all elements after Uranium radioactive? I expected a larger “fire” area.

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According to a comment on explainxkcd it’s half-life under 1 day for “fire”.

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Hydrogen should be air, water, and fire.

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It should just say “September”

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Toph has entered the chat

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I never thought to think bromine is a liquid at standard temperature and pressure, nor that it was one of only 2. Mostly thought to keep it at a safe distance.

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Gallium is pretty close. On a hot day it’d be liquid. But not most of the time in most places.

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No quintessence?

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That’s the white part.

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Multipass?

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