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223: Braving the Elements
FromGood Job, Brain!
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Length:
62 minutes
Released:
Dec 14, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
It's elementary, my dear Watson! Find the hidden element name in Colin's quiz. Karen discovers her beloved childhood TV elementals have a strange and strong tie to Bruce Springsteen. There are 11 periodic elements whose symbols are not represented by their names. Chris finds out how and why that is, while sharing some bonkers facts about how some elements got their names. Relax the mind and play "Oh you mean...?" - the debut of Dana's very experimental homophone phrase game where we completely lost it! And it's our last Carmin San Mateo puzzle as we inch closer and closer.
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Released:
Dec 14, 2021
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Podcast episode
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