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Re:Freshly made plutonium from outer space found on ocean floor by rob74 on Friday May 14, 2021 @03:20AM (#27151663)
Ok, so, maybe they could have, you know, invented a new word? Or picked another one which isn't putting them at odds with the chemists?
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Re:Freshly made plutonium from outer space found on ocean floor by ben0x539 on Friday May 14, 2021 @05:31AM (#27152431)
Astrophysics was probably a thing before chemistry, so maybe the chemists ought to have picked a different word!
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Re:Freshly made plutonium from outer space found on ocean floor by dtgriscom on Friday May 14, 2021 @06:25AM (#27152726)
True, but at that time nobody knew about hydrogen and helium in stars.
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Re:Freshly made plutonium from outer space found on ocean floor by KingOfCoders on Friday May 14, 2021 @03:59AM (#27151883)
If it works for them.
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