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914 posted on 08/16/2022 6:28:07 AM PDT by Melian ( Unity is all. )
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To: Melian

ThankQ for posting that!

Don’t have time now to add all the bold tags, but for the record:

The element with atomic number 76 is Osmium [Os].

Osmium is the densest of all elements. It’s the hardest pure metal found on Earth.

Pure osmium is very rare. Most of it is manufactured as a by-product of nickel refining.

It’s one of the platinum [Pt] group of metals, & shares their properties – hard, very dense, & durable.
It’s very resistant to chemical attack.

Osmium the element is not toxic, but its oxide is poisonous.
Powdered osmium metal will gradually oxidize in air to form volatile osmium tetroxide, which will sublimate at room temperature into a highly toxic vapor. Don’t inhale!

Osmium & its alloys have been used in lightbulb filaments, styluses, phonograph needles, fountain-pen nibs, electrical contacts, pacemakers, & replacement valves.

To all FreeQs & patriots:
Be like osmium on this day, & every day.
Summon great strength, durability, & resistance!
Fight with the Spirit of ‘76!


973 posted on 08/16/2022 8:27:05 AM PDT by goldbux (“The whole world is a very narrow bridge. The main thing is to have no fear at all.” -- Nachman)
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To: Melian

That gag used to be called Governmentium but hey whats the diff its all the same!


1,018 posted on 08/16/2022 10:39:28 AM PDT by Gasshog
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