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Scientists Create Compound With a Single Element
rocketman768 writes "An international team of researchers including scientists at the Carnegie Institution has discovered a new chemical compound that consists of a single element: boron. Chemical compounds are conventionally defined as substances consist of two or more elements, but the researchers found that at high pressure and temperature pure boron can assume two distinct forms that bond together to create a novel 'compound' called boron boride."
Boron Boride, the nobleman? This discovery is an abomination, like the Boride of Frankenstein. And isn't Boron the cousin of the famous Ukranian trumpet player, Boris Boride? I know, my jokes are so bad you must think I'm a total stupid boron. What happens when you drill the surface of something? You boron it. What happens when the drill goes out of control and starts flopping all over the place and you're stuck on top? Boron bo-ride!
Ok I'll stop.
The world you experience is only a close approximation of reality.
Because boron boride is actually the cure for cancer. You'll see.
Yes, first you need to pressurize the patient to 100,000 atmospheres. Tada! You're no longer going to die of cancer.
Oxyboron.
Best. Tag. Ever.
I _actually_ blew snot over my keyboard laughing when I saw that.
Reduced to physics? Reduced to physics!! Grr. If its being 'reduced' to physics, then is the rest of it unscientific alchemy?