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But whenever I see cooper and theulium together, they're just, they're they're just cute. Never trust an atom; they make up everything. So I asked the dude next to me if he had any sodium hyperbromite, and he was all like, Nah, bro. Sulfer, tungsten, and silver. Swag. So father water and mother water are sitting on the couch, just like, enjoying the state of things. When their son comes in all iced out, looking all cool, you know, looking all chill or whatever. Well, Father Water doesn't like what he sees. Starts worrying about who his son's become. [ NOISE ] Worried about his future, where he's going, you know. He starts getting really upset. He starts steaming. Mother Water has to lean and remind him, you know, honey, it's, it's just a phase. [ LAUGH ] [ NOISE ] Don't you think it's kind of ironic that more heavy metal bands don't go platinum? Barium, sodium, and sodium. Banana. And on that note it should also be known that you should eat more bananas because they happen to be way high in potassium. K. [ LAUGH ] You know, people keep telling me that the stuff that I am into is really square and I, I'm just like stay of my bismuth. [ SOUND ] I can really loose it because everyday I go into the office and there are these protestors outside. That are making a constant racket and it's just driving me crazy. I've tried everything. I've been drinking coffee. I've been eating berries, I've been eating beans. But it's just like, no matter how many antioxidants I, I eat. I just can't seem to combat these free radicals. Some people think osmium is just a stupid element. I mean yeah, it's, it's very dense but you don't have to use words like that. It's just mean. Okay, so rhenium, actinium, titanium, oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur. Reactions. Thanks for watching. Make sure to subscribe and we'll see you again soon. 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