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| title = Elements | | title = Elements | ||
| image = elements.png | | image = elements.png | ||
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| titletext = Of all the nations, the armies of the ununoctium-benders are probably the least intimidating. The xenon-benders come close, but their flickery signs are at least effective for propaganda. | | titletext = Of all the nations, the armies of the ununoctium-benders are probably the least intimidating. The xenon-benders come close, but their flickery signs are at least effective for propaganda. | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | In the popular children's TV show ''{{w|Avatar: The Last Airbender}}'', the four nations that inhabit the world can each | + | In the popular children's TV show ''{{w|Avatar: The Last Airbender}}'', the four nations that inhabit the world can each control one of the four classical elements: water, fire, earth and air. One person, the avatar, can control all four elements and is markedly more powerful than any other character. {{w|Dmitri Mendeleev}} is the creator of the modern periodic table, which categorizes the 118+ elements by their atomic number. |
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{{w|Polonium}} gained a level of notoriety as the poison used to kill Russian dissident {{w|Alexander Litvinenko}}. | {{w|Polonium}} gained a level of notoriety as the poison used to kill Russian dissident {{w|Alexander Litvinenko}}. | ||
− | The title text talks about power levels of the elements if each element had a controlling nation as per the TV show. Ununoctium (1-1-8-ium) | + | The title text talks about power levels of the elements if each element had a controlling nation as per the TV show. {{w|Ununoctium}} (1-1-8-ium) is the placeholder name for element #118 — the heaviest that has been created, as well as the one with the shortest life before it decays into other elements. |
− | {{w|Xenon}} is a noble gas with few practical applications, but it is sometimes used in | + | {{w|Xenon}} is a noble gas with few practical applications, but it is sometimes used in glow signs. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:Mendeleev: Really? I'm Mendeleev, master of all 118+. | :Mendeleev: Really? I'm Mendeleev, master of all 118+. | ||
:''swoosh'' | :''swoosh'' | ||
− | :Mendeleev: That was polonium-bending. You probably didn't feel anything, but the symptoms of radiation poisoning will set in shortly. | + | :Mendeleev: That was polonium-bending. You probably didn't feel anything, but the symptoms of radiation poisoning will set in shortly. |
− | {{comic discussion}} | + | {{comic discussion}} |
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[[Category:Comics with color]] | [[Category:Comics with color]] | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Physics]] |