The Missing Element Crisis

The Missing Element Crisis
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Little Timmy's first existential chemistry crisis! Of course wood isn't on the periodic table - it's a complex mixture of cellulose, lignin, and other organic compounds made from carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. But try telling that to an 8-year-old who's convinced the elements should include "stuff I can see in my backyard." The archives aren't incomplete, kiddo - your understanding of materials science is just beginning! Next up: the devastating realization that peanut butter isn't an element either.

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