Cleverest Toon I've seen in a while

[n2doc]

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

1. A few problems...

Praseodymium is element 59
Op is not representaive of any known element
Erbium is element 68
Ty is not representaive of any known element
Of is not representaive of any known element
Thorium is element 90, not even a Lanthanoid
Ec is not representaive of any known element
Hi is not representaive of any known element
Neon is element 10, not even a Lanthanoid
Selenium is element 34, not even a Lanthanoid
Go is not representaive of any known element
Ve is not representaive of any known element
Radon is element 86, not even a Lanthanoid
Me is not representaive of any known element
Nt is not representaive of any known element

To summarize, of the 15 "representative" Lanthanoids series elements only 6 of them are real elements; four of which are not even lanthanoids and the remaining two of carry incorrect atomic numbers.

Humph... :yoiks:

[Sinistrous]

2. May your huff arrive soon,

so you can leave in it.

[truedelphi]

6. I think this is meant satirically, not literally.

You'd have had a real problem with a Calif. Artist who represented "Basic Foods Groups" using Chemical Symbols. Things like "Ch" for Chocolate, and "PC" for potato chips. COmplete with "atomic" weight and number designations.

[Skittles]

12. scheduling OneTenthofOnePercent for a 100% ASS KICKING

*EGREGIOUS*

[Motown_Johnny]

3. wow, it took me a few seconds to figure that one out

but I did literally laugh out loud once I caught on

[RC]

4. Can I have a clue? My expertise lies elsewhere.

[immoderate]

5. Read it.

--imm

[Motown_Johnny]

7. I once saw a vanity plate UCIMB4U (on the back of the car)

You See I 'M BeFore You = UCIMB4U



Just read what it says

[lpbk2713]

9. It's in the format of the Periodic Table of the Elements.

With apologies to Mendeleev.

[TalkingDog]

10. Ig Nore t He fo Rmat

and just read the letters as words.

[Little Star]

8. lol

[Hannah Bell]

11. except that rare earths are ubiquitous in the earth's crust, & the us government, or

us corporations, could easily mine their own.

it's just cheaper to buy from chinese slave labor, is all.

so while it may be a "clever" toon, the commentary it offers is false & misleading.

which rather destroys the point.

[Recursion]

13. They're called "rare earth elements" for a reason, but...

...that reason is, oddly enough, not their scarcity.