Originally Posted by
Coralreef Lover
If I ever have the distinction to work for TSA, I would carry a copy of the
Periodic Table in my pocket. Whenever passengers are flummoxed about paste or liquids, I would retrieve it and give a quick discourse in basic chemistry.
The Periodic Table only charts elements, not compounds, nor does it detail phase changes (the temperatures/pressures at which elements
or compounds change from solid to liquid, liquid to gas, or sublime).
Water, H
2O, is a compound of two elements, hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O). At temperatures common to most checkpoints, hydrogen would be a gas, and oxygen would be a gas…
Ooooh, wait, I get it,
I get it!!!
One bottle of water, composed of two gases, comin' through
