Chemistry Nobel: The Elements Were Right There All Along

The periodic table's mysterious gap was hiding in plain sight all along! The stick figure is pointing at what appears to be the "hidden elements" section of the periodic table that supposedly earned someone a Nobel Prize.

Here's the punchline - there's no actual gap at the top of the periodic table waiting to be filled! The cartoon brilliantly satirizes how scientific discoveries sometimes seem obvious in hindsight. It's like finding your keys in the first place you looked after searching the entire house.

For chemistry nerds: The top of the periodic table is actually complete with hydrogen and helium. No Nobel-worthy gaps up there! The real periodic table gaps were historically in the middle sections, not the top.