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Re:New details on silicon, subatomic particles and possible ... by loloquwowndueo on Thursday September 09, 2021 @08:10PM (#28476258)
Fifth force? So … water, fire, earth, air and what else??? :)
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Re:New details on silicon, subatomic particles and possible ... by niccl on Thursday September 09, 2021 @09:30PM (#28476783)
Quintessence. That's what it means:

  '(In Ancient and Medieval philosophy) ether, the fifth and highest essence or element after earth air, water and fire, which was thought to be the constituent matter of the heavenly bodies and latent in all things. [C15 via French from Medieval Latin 'quinta essentia' the fifth essence]
From Collins English Dictionary
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Re:New details on silicon, subatomic particles and possible ... by kordlessagain on Friday September 10, 2021 @10:35AM (#28482145)
Aether
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Re:New details on silicon, subatomic particles and possible ... by aemreunal on Thursday September 09, 2021 @08:12PM (#28476274)
...and love.
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Re:New details on silicon, subatomic particles and possible ... by Cats_In_Love on Thursday September 09, 2021 @08:20PM (#28476335)
Nice.
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Re:New details on silicon, subatomic particles and possible ... by KyleBrandt on Thursday September 09, 2021 @08:27PM (#28476386)
Pardon the comment noise, but I can't help but highlight that "Fifth Force of Nature" is an excellent name for a band.
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Re:New details on silicon, subatomic particles and possible ... by scotty79 on Friday September 10, 2021 @08:46AM (#28480734)
stupidity

I always treated stupidity as a fifth element that can bring great and surprising tragedies to humanity.

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