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submitted 7 months ago by randomaccount43543@lemmy.world to c/xkcd@lemmy.world

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Cesium-133, let it be. Cesium-134, let it be even more.

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[–] leaky_shower_thought@feddit.nl 42 points 7 months ago (2 children)

"super fancy protons" is special in its own

but boron is specialer.

[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Can you explain for an idiot.

[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 20 points 7 months ago (1 children)

A hydrogen ion doesn't necessarily have a neutron, making it sort of a fancy proton, with a little friend somewhere around.

[–] kofe@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

But why is boron specialer

[–] orphiebaby@lemm.ee -4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

"Boron" rhymes with "moron", but we can't say that anymore because it's politically-incorrect, so we say "special". /jk

[–] Donkter@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Like a... Boron?