proton number

The number of protons in an atom is called its atomic number (Z). This number is very important because it is unique for atoms of a given element. All atoms of an element have the same number of protons, and every element has a different number of protons in its atoms.

Me: I can name all the elements by proton number: hydrogen helium lithium beryllium boron carbon nitrogen oxygen fluorine neon sodium magnesium aluminum silicon phosphorus sulphur chlorine argon potassium calcium scandium titanium vanadium chromium manganese iron cobalt nickel copper zinc gallium germanium arsenic selenium bromine krypton rubidium strontium yttrium zirconium niobium molybdenum technetium ruthenium rhodium palladium silver cadmium indium tin antimony tellurium iodine xenon cesium barium lanthanum cerium praseodymium neodymium promethium samarium europium gadolinium terbium dysprosium holmium erbium thulium ytterbium lutetium hafnium tantalum tungsten rhenium osmium iridium platinum gold mercury thallium lead bismuth polonium astatine radon francium radium actinium thorium protactinium uranium neptunium plutonium americium curium berkelium californium einsteinium fermium mendelevium nobelium lawrencium rutherfordium dubnium seaborgium bohrium hassium meitnerium darmstadtium roentgenium copernicium nihonium flerovium moscovium livermorium tennessine oganesson.
Tom: Yes, that’s great.
Me: And now on to the symbols: HHeLiBeBCNOFNeNaMgAlSiPSClArKCaScTiVCrMnFeCoNiCuZnGaGeAsSeBrKrRbSrYZrNbMoTcRuRhPdAgCdInSnSbTeIXecsBaLaCePrNdPmS,EuGdTbDyHoErTmYbLuHfTaWReOsIrPtAuHgTlPbBiPoAtRnFrRaAcThPaUNpPuAmCmBkCfEsFmMdNoLrRfDbSgBhHsMtDsRgCnNhFlMcLvTsOg.
Tom: Hey, now it looks like an equation!

by bluestinger66 December 13, 2023

I’m

The contraction for ‘I am”

I’m here to help.

by bluestinger66 August 30, 2022

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

The English alphabet

I can type the alphabet forwards, backwards, and all mixed up: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba aiueokgsztdnhbpmyrwfvlcjqx ...

by bluestinger66 August 6, 2022

qazzaqqazzaqwsxxswwsxxswedccdeedccderfvvfrrfvvfrtgbbgttgbbgtyhnnhyyhnnhyujmmjuujmmjuikkiikkiolloollopp

A word you create when you reach the top of the Boredom Pyramid. You simply go from an up-to-down direction to a down-to-up direction, doing this pattern twice.

1: I’m so bored.
2. Have you searched for every possible qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm-related QWERTY-keyboard combination?
1. Yeah. I’ve searched for qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm, mnbvcxzlkjhgfdsapoiuytrewq, qazwsxedcrfvtgbyhnujmikolp and zaqxswcdevfrbgtnhymjukilop.
2. Have you tried qazzaqwsxxswedccderfvvfrtgbbgtyhnnhyujmmjuikkiollopp or zaqqazxswwsxcdeedcvfrrfvbgttgbnhyyhnmjuujmkiikloolpp?
1. Yes. I also tried qazzaqqazxswwsxxswedccdeedcvfrrfvvfrtgbbgttgbnhyyhnnhyujmmjuujmkiikkiolloolpp and zaqqazzaqwsxxswwsxcdeedccderfvvfrrfvbgttgbbgtyhnnhyyhnmjuujmmjuikkiikloollopp.
2. Then try qazzaqqazzaqwsxxswwsxxswedccdeedccderfvvfrrfvvfrtgbbgttgbbgtyhnnhyyhnnhyujmmjuujmmjuikkiikkiolloollopp.
1. That’s a great idea!

by bluestinger66 March 15, 2023

acute accent

the symbol ˊ, used in many alphabets based on the Latin and Cyrillic scripts

Some letters that use the acute accent include: Áá, Éé, Íí, Óó, and Úú

by bluestinger66 November 12, 2023

dabılyu

The turkish name for the letter Ww, pronounced “dah˙buhl˙yoo”

Me: “English webpates start with ‘double-you double-you double-you.’”
Yelda: “Webpages in Turkey start with ‘Dabılyu dabılyu dabılyu.’”
Me: “So if you want to dictate a webpage to a native Turkish speaker, you’d say ‘www’ as in English, but with slightly different pronunciation and spelling. Isn’t that crazy?”

by bluestinger66 March 18, 2024

hybrid animal

An animal that crosses, mixes, or breeds with another

When you see a hybrid animal in a book or imagine one, you might think, “What name should I give this animal?” Believe it or not, there actually are all sorts of hybrid animals that do have really funny names:
Liger ( Male Lion + Female Tiger)
Tigon (Male Tiger + Female Lion)
Zonkey (Zebra + Donkey)
Jaglion (Male Jaguar + Female Lion)
Geep (Goat + Sheep)
Grolar Bear (Polar Bear + Brown Bear)
Coywolf (Coyote +Wolf)
Zebroid (Zebra + Any Other Equine)
Savannah Cat (Domestic Cat + Serval)
Wholphin (Male False Killer Whale + Female Bottlenose Dolphin)
Beefalo (Buffalo + Cow)
Hinny (Female Donkey + Male Horse)
Narluga (Narwhal + Beluga)
Cama (Camel + Llama)
Dzo (Cow + Wild Yak)
Leopon (Male Leopard + Female Lion)
Mulard (Mallard + Muscovy Duck)
Żubroń (Cow + European Bison)
Wolfdog (wolf + dog)

But some animals don’t exist, and you can even make up your own:
Porkulion (pig + porcupine + lion)
Cluckster (chicken + rooster)
Beefard (cow + geopard)
Cockaroo (rooster + kangaroo)
Baarantula (sheep + tarantula)
Honeybug (honeybee + ladybug)
Shoodle (sheep dog + poodle)
Catfisher (catbird + kingfisher)
Dogon (dog + dragon)
Velotops (velociraptor + triceratops)
Kangarex (kangaroo + tyrannosaurus rex)
Porse (pig + horse)
Leodon (leopard + pteranodon)
Goractyl (gorilla + pterodactyl)
Quack-a-doodle-cluck (duck + rooster + chicken)
Roar-a-woofle-doo (lion + dog + rooster)

by bluestinger66 January 31, 2023