what? Are you a chemist or something? (that's HUGE btw)

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yes, I am a chemist :D and I know the pic is big, but it loses too much detail if it's shrunk

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You may find this hard to believe, but I remember a prank we (as in my entire class - of which I was a part) played on Mrs. Lilly (my 8th grade earth science teacher) when we told her that we had all seen on SNC (Satellite News Channel - remember that one?) where an element with the atomic weight of 106 had been found in Panama in its natural form by Dr. David Lee Roth and that he had named it "Van Halenum" (Vh). She actually got out a permanent marker and wrote it on her pull-down periodic chart. Oh - good old memories from Jr. High. LOL

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sorry, moo, I forget who knows I'm a chemist and who doesn't... altho the domokun with lab glasses should be a helpful hint, lol. I remember playing with mercury in school too - we froze some with dry ice and watched it remelt :D (oh, and I found another fun (and BIG) periodic table <a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v199/crissytrewin/PeriodicTable.jpg">here</a>.) traveler - Van Halenum? LOL. Funny by itself and even funnier that your teacher bought it.

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I wouldn't put all the blame on the teachers - keep in mind how they were taught to teach. It really wasn't until the 70's and later that they got a clue and realized it was better to make things fun and interesting than to just lecture all day.

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moo......you didn't know he was a chemist?! (one flew over the coocoo's nest!)

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