August 22, 2011 Black Planet

[SPUCK]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Science is mostly serious, but it seems you
are allowed to have fun with the naming.

Foreshore. Just look at the subatomic particle names for the types of quarks. Charm, color, etc.

[ZenGum]

Originally Posted by SPUCK

Foreshore. Just look at the subatomic particle names for the types of quarks. Charm, color, etc.

Geologists get in on it too:

Check out this metamorphic amphibole with the chemical composition (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2, magnesium iron silicate hydroxide.

[wolf]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Geologists get in on it too:

Check out this metamorphic amphibole with the chemical composition (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2, magnesium iron silicate hydroxide.

That was a lot funnier before I read the entry.