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"There is currently 118 elements known to man": Why not mention the 17 fundamental particles instead?

• hosama 5y ago
  Oh, I haven't heard of the 17 fundamental particles before Though they do make for a better "argument/point" Will think about including them. Don't you think though that the 118 elements are more common knowledge than the 17 particles?
  • davidkunz 5y ago
    You're right about the common knowledge part, I remember not talking about the Standard Model [1] in school despite it being the foundation of all matter and interaction (except the parts we observe and can't explain with it). That's unfortunate, but admittedly I'm a bit biased (did my PhD in theoretical particle physics). [1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Model https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Model