Nope, but the few times I've held lead it's just a matter of seconds after it touches my skin that I can taste it, or get a metallic taste in my mouth. I don't think I've ever asked if anyone else had that, but presume it's normal reaction.
I'm sorry to sound impatient, but...
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Nope, but the few times I've held lead it's just a matter of seconds after it touches my skin that I can taste it, or get a metallic taste in my mouth. I don't think I've ever asked if anyone else had that, but presume it's normal reaction.
Will you stop it, I'd bet 100$ you've looked it up and are PERFECTLY aware that the inventor / discoverer SPECIFICALLY wanted it called Aluminum, but bowed to pressure from bookish asshats. You're wrong, not the other way around.
Also, that's not what happened soooo yeah just go check wikipedia or any other site with citations just so you can be less wrong the next time you go on a butthurt rampage.
Seems he first wanted "alumium", before moving to "aluminum". Oddly, the US started out using "aluminium". Why did we swap, I wonder?
Regardless, IUPAC says "aluminium" is the official spelling.
Regardless, IUPAC says "aluminium" is the official spelling.
We don't have this problem in Polish, we just drop the -ium and -endings (platinum -> platyna , iridium -> iryd , polonium -> polon). However alumin(i)um is still specific, because chemical element name is glin (from glina -> clay), but normally used is aluminium (yes, the one example of -ium ending).
Maybe because the US wants to be somewhat special? I mean you guys are still using your U.S. customary system (yards etc.) in public (i know that the metric system is more commin in science etc) while the whole world around you is switching or already has the metric system.
thankfully when I moved, I moved to a country that also drove on the correct side of the road
And one that is a bit more consistent with measuring things. They still use miles back home. Not very metric.
Plus, the rainbows are special.thankfully when I moved, I moved to a country that also drove on the correct side of the road
I keep thinking this is the off-topic thread because of how off-topic it is
Y'all better start running. Doctor Who is the name of the show. Not the Doctor.