Chemical Element Symbols

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Dave Herbal said:
There are always rounds on Pointless concerning these, and the contestants are, on the whole, useless at them.
Are the (non-scientific) public really so unaware of them? I mean, it's something we all learnt at school and I can't believe people can't hazard a guess at what carbon or hydrogen might be. But having always been a scientist it's just something I take for granted.

Anyway, here's the kind of thing they had to guess at this week. Can you non-geeks get them?

Film titles:


Sulphur hydrogen rhenium potassium

Polonium cobolt hydrogen oxygen nitrogen tantalum sulphur

Carbon hydrogen, iodine, carbon, silver, oxygen

Titanium tantalum nickel carbon
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what is pointless?

i always remembered them as people should catch my zebra in lebanon crying
 


Dave Herbal said:
There are always rounds on Pointless concerning these, and the contestants are, on the whole, useless at them.
Are the (non-scientific) public really so unaware of them? I mean, it's something we all learnt at school and I can't believe people can't hazard a guess at what carbon or hydrogen might be. But having always been a scientist it's just something I take for granted.

Anyway, here's the kind of thing they had to guess at this week. Can you non-geeks get them?

Film titles:


Sulphur hydrogen rhenium potassium

Polonium cobolt hydrogen oxygen nitrogen tantalum sulphur

Carbon hydrogen, iodine, carbon, silver, oxygen

Titanium tantalum nickel carbon
Click to expand...
Im sure a few of them didnt exist when i did chenistry.
 
Dave Herbal said:
There are always rounds on Pointless concerning these, and the contestants are, on the whole, useless at them.
Are the (non-scientific) public really so unaware of them? I mean, it's something we all learnt at school and I can't believe people can't hazard a guess at what carbon or hydrogen might be. But having always been a scientist it's just something I take for granted.

Anyway, here's the kind of thing they had to guess at this week. Can you non-geeks get them?

Film titles:


Sulphur hydrogen rhenium potassium

Polonium cobolt hydrogen oxygen nitrogen tantalum sulphur

Carbon hydrogen, iodine, carbon, silver, oxygen

Titanium tantalum nickel carbon
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Shrek
Pocohontas
Chicago
Titanic

I admit I struggled a bit with Pocohontas. :oops:

I agree with your post. There's much worse idiocy IMO, though, like not even having a clue, even approximately, where major countries and cities are on a map. My Missus even struggles with left and right FFS.

willin' said:
2 is Pocahontas ( I think)
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I could have sworn it was spelled PocAhontas as well!

Laeotaekhun said:
Or (for the older generation) understand why "inflammable" was changed to "flammable"?
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'Inflammable' makes no sense IMO, it implies the substance will not combust.

yorkyexile said:
Im sure a few of them didnt exist when i did chenistry.
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Let me guess - they'd just discovered Iron?

Icarebecauseyoudo said:
Have you ever tested a massive bell?

Iron carbon potassium oxygen fluorine2 helium rubidium aluminium


Nee prizes like
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One of my favourite elements, it's fecking evil!

Yes, people, I have favourite elements. I'm that sad.
 
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