Comment on Steam's Last StandparentComments−mgaunard2ySteam is not an element; I don't get the joke.−kibwen2yIndeed, it's a secondary element, since it's produced by mixing the primary elements of fire and water.−klyrs2yWhen you mix elements, don't you get molecules?−everforward2yI believe it's an old alchemy joke back from when the "elements" were things like fire, air, water or earth.−klyrs2yJokes get better with explanation, right? If Fire and Water are elemental, then their combination, Steam, is molecular, no?−LoganDark2yWell, it is an element of steam engines...−yazantapuz2yLike a valve...
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Steam is not an element; I don't get the joke.
Indeed, it's a secondary element, since it's produced by mixing the primary elements of fire and water.
When you mix elements, don't you get molecules?
I believe it's an old alchemy joke back from when the "elements" were things like fire, air, water or earth.
Jokes get better with explanation, right? If Fire and Water are elemental, then their combination, Steam, is molecular, no?
Well, it is an element of steam engines...
Like a valve...