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ditch-digger ago

Alright I'll bite, how is 666 defined as the atomic number of man?

mathematicalgenius ago

Atomic element of Carbon. 6,6,6

ditch-digger ago

Yes, the periodic table of elements has carbon at 6. 6,6,6 would indicate a 3 carbon compound with would leave 6 uncoupled electrons, with a possibility of one form (they would be in a single line). Not exactly the best mix of mysticism and chemistry I've heard of.

Edit: 6 uncoupled electron. Too early in the morning.

ditch-digger ago

Ah, kind of see what you're getting at the hexigonal shapes built inside of the carbon sheets with 6 carbons making up the rings. Technically graphene and graphite would be the same, but whatever.

mathematicalgenius ago

Graphite a scribe of knowledge and renderings.

ditch-digger ago

"black lead," 1796, from German Graphit, coined 1789 by German mineralogist Abraham Gottlob Werner (1750-1817) from Greek graphein "write"

Once again, etymology is getting creepy man.

ditch-digger ago

That's really cool. I figured it would have been outlawed given the nuclear scare most people have (even though I don't think the amount of Uranium used would produce enough radiation to pierce the skin).

ditch-digger ago

Yeah, that's what I meant by scare. I think the audio click of the geiger counter was an intentional psychological mechanism to freak people out.

RossettaStone ago

Ah! Yes.