LikeVenn diagramsandflowcharts , the periodic table of elements gives us a geeky form in which to sort and convey all kinds of information . In what has become a semi - annual series , here are more periodic tables put to interesting , but not necessarily elemental uses .
1. Scoville Units
The Periodic Table ofScoville Unitsplots out different Madagascar pepper and their " heat " as measured by theScoville scurf . At the top are honeyed gong white pepper and pimentos . The mesa lead up to the bhut jolokia , which has a passion power of over a million Scoville building block ! It ’s brought to you bythe Scoville Food Institute , which sells spicy sauce .
2. Canadian Periodic Table
The Canadian periodic mesa isprinted on a metric ton - shirt . The elements of Canadian polish and pop music culture start out with Eh ( ego explanatory ) and Hy ( hockey ) at the top . Among the other elements are Dudley Do Right ( Dd ) , Tim Horton ’s ( Tm ) , and Beaver ( Bv ) .
3. Periodic Picnic Table
Theperiodic picnic tablewas built by Nazila Alimohammadi and Anna Clark in 2003 at Wake Forest University . I do n’t know if it is still in place on the campus .
4. Periodic Tablecloth
Janet Goodrich made thisperiodic tableclothas a teaching aid for a class of 15 young child . It ’s a matching game of the occasional tabular array of elements , draw on a tablecloth !
5. Periodic Table of Smellements
Natalie Deecreated a periodic table of things you could sense and called themsmellements . Air and dust are at the top , and the various smellements are categorized as inert , atmospheric , natural , appetizing , funky , pleasant , kind of bad , and freak 144 . Pictured is just a small portion of the mesa ; to see which elements are freaking gross , you ’ll need to boil whole board .
6. Gummi Bear Table
ArtistKevin Van Aelstmade a occasional mesa that does n’t have any info , but who cares ? It ’s made out of Gummi Bears !
7. Beer Styles
The more beer you drink , the more you find that there is a humans of unlike varieties . Beers for Engineers gives us thisPeriod Table of Beer Styles . What you see illustrated is a small-scale portion , There ’s plenty of reading material in the original .
8. Pumpkins
ThePeriodic Table of Pumpkinsdoesn’t classify autumn pumpkin at all . This table classifies the chemical element in the classical manner , but the table itself is composed of carved Jack - o - lantern ! The Clarkson University chapter of the American Chemical Society carved these to fete National Chemistry Week in 2001 . They count nicelit up from insideas well .
9. Meta
The table that prompted me to post this list today is the newPeriodic mesa of Periodic Tablesfrom Keaggy.com . It had to happen sooner or afterwards ! hold outthe bad size at Flickrand you ’ll see references to most of the periodic tables we ’ve featured here at one time or another , plus some that are hard to immobilise down and some that have yet to be make .
Previously :
The early post on this subject , Periodic Tablewareincludes comic account book characters , desserts , and funk euphony . And a duo of substantial table you may work or eat at !
More Periodic Tablewarecovers those of candy , veggie , websites , and mathematician . And do n’t forget theperiodic table cascade curtainavailable in the mental_floss storage !
8 Alternative Periodic Tableslooked at the subjects of cupcake , case , printing projects , cartoons , video game characters , videos about the real elements , LEGOÂ ® brick , and something called awesoments which will become light when you take a look .
8 Odd Periodic Tableshas table for elephants , Chuck Norris , social medium , game accountant , mixology , rejected element , interact elements , and vulgarity .
