This is a detail from the “Oxygen” entry for this photographic periodic table of the elements.
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Last night I was just thinking of introducing that song to him.
Gee thanks a lot Dennis, now I'll have Tom Lehrer's "Elements Song" stuck in my head all day!!!
You know - this one: http://www.privatehand.com/flash/elements.html