Periodic Table Of The Elements
Physical Description: Get ready for the breakdown of the design on the front of the shirt. The top of the big, centered design has "PERIODIC TABLE" followed by "of the ELEMENTS" in a simple, yet confident, black lettering. The words just described could correctly be thought of as describing what follows them; an organized collection of chemical knowledge.
To begin, at the far left there is a black "1" which is a group number. To the far right a black "18". The 1 is over a green box with rounded corners that has a clear "1" over a larger clear "H" and a skinny clear "1.008". The green represents that this particular element is a non-metal. The "1" is the atomic number. The "H" is the symbol. "1.008" is the atomic mass for what is described in tiny black letters right outside of the green box as "Hydrogen". Likewise, "2", "He", and "4.083" in green represent "Helium". Helium is also a Noble gas as well as being a non-metal, but as shall follow this shirt provides only a few distinctions instead of all that most periodic tables make.
Going back to the left to get to the next period on the table, there is "3", "Li", and "6.941" are "Lithium". The difference here is that the box is Orange, and that means that lithium is an Alkali metal. Underneath a group number "2" is "4", "Be", "9.012" in orange identify "Berylium", which is an Alkaline metal. Next, there is a shorter jump to the right than before, yet it still must be made. There we all can find group numbers "13", "14", "15", "16", and "17". Underneath "13" is a purple-boxed "5", "B", and "10.01" for "Boron". The Purple surely indicates Metalloids. Underneath "14" is a green boxed "6", "C", and "12.01" for Carbon. Underneath "15" is a green boxed "7", "N", and "14.01" for "Nitrogen". Underneath "16" is a green boxed "8", "O", and "16.00" for "Oxygen". Underneath "17" is a green boxed "9", "F", and "19.00" for "Flourine". This despite the fact that group 17 elements are halogens. The next one is not first of a new group. Instead, it is a green boxed "10", "Ne", and "20.18" for "Neon".
A new period starts with an orange boxed "11", "Na", and "22.99" for "Sodium". Sodium is followed by an orange boxed "12", "Mg", and "24.31" for "Magnesium". The next trip back to the right will be the last time this same trip needs to be made with one's eyes. An orange boxed "13", "Al", and "26.98" for "Aluminum" would have one think it is an Alkali metal, but that is wrong. Like all orange boxed elements on this side of the table, aluminum is a poor metal. Next is another purple boxed element with clear "14", "Si", and "28.09" for "Silicon". Next up is a green boxed "15", "P", and "30.97" for "Phosphorus". Following that is a green boxed "16", "S", and "32.07" for "Sulfur". Another miscolored green box speaks of "17", "Cl", and "35.45" for "Chlorine". More miscolored green box fun for "18", "Ar", and "39.95" for "Argon".
The final return trip with a bounce begins with a correctly orange boxed "19", "K", and "39.10" for "Potassium". It contiues with incorrectly colored orange boxed "20", "Ca", and "40.08" for "Calcium". The final group numbers, which are "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "10", "11", and "12" finally make their appearance above the next nine elements. The first of the new groups is also a new type of metal. Blue boxes represent this new type of metal as far as this free shirt goes. This new type of metal is the transitional metal. The is blue boxed wonder is "21", "Sc", and "44.96" for "Scandium". The next blue boxer is "22", "Ti", and "47.87" for "Titanium". Another blue boxer that happens to follow Titanium is "23", "V", and "50.94" for "Vanadium". Yet another would be "24", "Cr", and "52.06" for "Chromium". I'm getting tired of coming up with psuedo-witty in-sentence introductions for elements such as the blue boxed "25", "Mn", and "54.94" for "Manganese". A blue box contains "26", "Fe", and "55.85" for "Iron". A blue box contains "27", "Co", and "58.93" for "Cobalt". No surpirse that a blue box contains "28", "Ni", and "58.69" for "Nickel". I was shocked, though, that a blue box contained "29", "Cu", and "63.55" for "Copper". The final blue box for a tiny bit is "30", "Zn", and "65.39" for Zinc. Long-awaited warm colored action finally occurs at "31", "Ga", and "69.72" for "Gallium" which is in a orange colored box on the right of the Periodic Table. A purple box contains "32", "Ge", and "72.61" for "Germanium". The next one is also in a purple box. That one is "33", "As", and "74.92" for "Arsenic". The brief return to green colored boxes starts here and now with "34", "Se", "78.96" for "Selenium". The next green boxed element is "35", "Br", and "79.90" for halogenic "Bromine". The final green boxed element for now is the noble "36", "Kr", and "83.80" for "Krypton".
Going back left what will be about the only uninterrupted period is the orange boxed "37", "Rb", and "85.47" for "Rubidium". Next is the orange-boxed "38", "Sr", and "87.62" for "Strontium". Back to the land of the blue box with you and "39", "Y", and "88.91" for "Yttrium". That is followed by a blue "40", "Zr", and "91.22" for "Zirconium". Afterwards, a blue boxed "41", "Nb", and "92.91" for "Nioblum" appears. This does not make me as happy as when blue box number "42", "Mo", and "95.94" for "Molybdenum" shows up. There is some actual drama for blue boxed "43", "Tc", and "(97.91)" for "Technetium". This element is marked as not having isotopes older than the earth by having the letters "Tc" be mostly filled in with black instead of being clear like the Primordial elements. This is not true of blue box "44", "Ru", and "101.1" for "Ruthenium". Nor is it true of blue "45", "Rh", and "102.9" for "Rhodium". Nor of blue "46", "Pd", and "106.4" for "Palladium". In fact, not even blue "47", "Ag", and "107.9" for "Silver" is non-primordial. Primordialism is still the description for blue box "48", "Cd", and "112.4" for "Cadmium". Orange box "49", "In", and "114.8" for "Indium", even though it is a poor metal is still older than Earth. Same goes for orange box "50", "Sn", and "118.7" for "Tin". Say the same for purple box "51", "Sb", and "121.8" for "Antimony" except Antimony is a metalloid. Also a metalloid is purple box "52", "Te", and "127.6" for "Tellerium". However, green box "53", "I", and "126.9" for "Iodine" is halogenic. Green boxed "54", "Xe", and "131.3" for "Xenon" is of the gas nobility.
The next period is fun. Orange box "55", "Cs", and "132.9" for "Cesium" appears. Orange "56", "Ba", and "137.4" for "Barium" immediately follows. Blue box "57", "La", and "138.9" for "Lanthanum" dutifully follows in the expected numberic order. Totally unexpectedly, though, a ">" appears. This arrow signifies that there is a continuation of sorts later on. Do not worry for blue box "72", "Hf", and "178.5" for "Hafnium" is what comes after Lanthanum on the Periodic Table of the Elements. Blue box "73", "Ta", and "181.0" for "Tantalum" is next. Blue boxed "74", "W", and "183.9" for "Tungsten" follows what is next. Blue "75", "Re", and "186.2" for "Rhenium" comes after Tungsten. Blue "76", "Os", and "190.2" for "Osmium" follows. Blue boxed "77", "Ir", and "192.2" for "Iridium" is next. Blue box number "78", "Pt", and "195.1" for "Platnium" is heavy. I've struck it rich finding the blue boxed "79", "Au", and "197.0" for "Gold". Take my temperature because all of the sudden I'm hot over blue box "80", "Hg", and "201.0" for "Mercury". Next up is orange "81", "Tl", and "204.4" for "Thallium". Orange box "82", "Pb", and "200.0" for "Lead" is there to follow. Orange box "83", "Bi", and "208.0" for "Bismuth" is quite memorable. I will never forget the time I just spent describing Bismuth. The orange box element, which is "84", "Po", and "[209.0]" for "Polonium" marks the long-awaited return to unprimordialism. Green boxed "85", non-primordial "At", and "(210.0)" for "Astatine" is the last Halogenic element and next to last for this period. Green "86", non-primordial "Rn", and "(222.0)" for "Radon" not only is the last Noble gas, but it is also the last of this period.
Another period begins, but this particular period will be the last of the style. Orange number "87", non-primordial "Fr", and "(223.0)" for "Francium" begins the new road. Orange "88", non-primordial "Ra", and "(226.0)" for "Radium" has got our back. Blue box "89", non-primordial "Ac", and "(227.0)" for "Actinium" is there. Two ">", one on top of the other serve the same purpose as the earlier lone > previously described. After the arrows we land at blue box "104", non-primordial "Rf", and "(261.1)" for "Rutherfordium". The next one is blue box "105", non-primordial "Db", and "(262.1)" for "Dubnium". Blue box "106", non-primordial "Sg", and "(263.1)" for "Seaborgium" struts itself. Blue box "107", non-primordial "Bh", and "(264.1)" for "Bohrium" comes through right when we needed it to. Blue box "108", non-primordial "Hs", and "(265.1)" for "Hassium" represents. Blue boxed "109", non-primordial "Mt", and "(266)" for "Meitnerium" is star of the middle of the sentence. Blue box "110", non-primordial "Ds", and "(271)" for "Darmstadtium" is in the right place at the right time. Blue box "111", non-primordial "Rg", and "(272)" for "Roentgenium" will always be the peoples' choice. Blue "112", non-primordial "Uub", and "(285)" for "Ununbium" starts a string of sequentially named elements. The blue "113", non-primordial "Uut", and "(284)" for "Ununtrium" continues the string. Blue boxed "114", non-primordial "Uuq", and "(289)" for "Ununquadium" keeps the streak alive. Blue box number "115", non-primordial "Uup", and "(288)" for "Ununpentium" is next to last. Finally, the blue "116", non-primordial "Uuh", and "(292)" for "Ununhexium" is last of the similarily named and high-number elements.
"Lanthanoids >" is typed out in the same style as the group numbers. The earlier ">" points here, baby. Blue "58", "Ce", and "140.1" for "Cerium" is the first Lanthanoid. Blue "59", "Pr", and "140.9" for "Praseodymium" is the second Lanthanoid. Blue "60", "Nd", and "144.2" for "Neodymium" is the third Lanthanoid. Blue "61", non-primordial "Pm", and "(144.5)" for "Promethium" is the fourth Lanthanoid. Blue "62", "Sm", and "150.4" for "Samarium" is the fifth Lanthanoid. Blue "63", "Eu", and "152.0" for "Europium" is the sixth Lanthanoid. Blue "64", "Gd", and "157.3" for "Gadolinium" is the seventh Lanthanoid. Blue "65", "Tb", and "158.9" for "Terbium" is the eigth Lanthanoid. Blue "66", "Dy", and "162.5" for "Dysprosium" is the ninth Lanthanoid. Blue "67", "Ho", and "164.9" for "Holmium" is the tenth Lanthanoid. Blue "68", "Er", and "167.3" for "Erbium" is the eleventh Lanthanoid. Blue "69", "Tm", and "168.9" for "Thulium" is the twelfth Lanthanoid. Blue "70", "Yb", and "173.0" for "Ytterbium" is the thirteenth Lanthanoid. Blue "71", "Lu", and "175.0" for "Lutetium" is an element near to every one who is in love and on the earth's crust.
"Actinoids >>" is done up in the same was as "Lanthanoids >", except that the two > are vertically placed. Blue "90", non-primordial "Th", and "232.0" for "Therium" is Sunday's child. Blue "91", non-primordial "Pa", and "231.0" for "Protactinium" happens to be an element. Blue "92", non-primordial "U", and "238.0" for "Uranium" is gone fission. Blue "93", non-primordial "Np", and "(237.1)" for "Neptunium" is there to make you feel good. Blue "94", non-primordial "Pu", and "(244.1)" for "Plutonium" is not on a weird orbit on this table. Blue "95", non-primordial "Am", and "(243.1)" for "Americium" is free. Blue "96", non-primordial "Cm", and "(247.1)" for "Curium" makes it obvious that I am not a chemist. Blue "97", non-primordial "Bk", and "(247.1)" for "Berkelium" is a better name than U of Calium. Blue "98", non-primordial "Cf", and "(251.1)" for "Californium" is cool if only because it has to do with California. Blue "99", non-primordial "Es", and "(251.1)" for "Einsteinium" is a proper way to respect Albert. Blue "100", non-primordial "Fm", and "(257.1)" for "Fermium" makes me happy. Blue "101", non-primordial "Md", and "(258.1)" for "Mendelevium" is named after the man who invented the Periodic Table of the Elements. Blue "102", non-primordial "No", and "(259.1)" for "Nobelium" is dynamite. Blue "103", non-primordial "Lr", and "(262.2)" for "Lawrencium" ends this terrible nightmare.
The left sleeve of the shirt has an all-black design. "Scifinder" is boldly spelled out. So bold that the neither "i" has a dot. To the right of the "r" is a registered trademark symbol. There is a thing line which is interrupted by the tip of a graduate cap. To the left of that very cap is "SCHOLAR". "Part of the process." with a trademark symbol ends everything.
I certainly do not expect that the reader got through the entire description for this shirt. If you have, I thank you. It took way too long to type all of that out and have it be ignored. Yet, I would not even read through all of those words.
The periodic table of the elements is an organizing of chemicals by atomic weight developed by Dmitri Mendeleev. I always thought it was neat how things lined up together, but as I am not that interested in Chemistry that is as far I have thought about the majesty of the table.
SciFinder Scholar 2006 is a search application for chemistry information. There are two versions of the SciFinder program, with the version that is responsible for this shirt being the SciFinder that is targeted to univesities. As an expensive, but useful database it is out of the reach of normal citizens. Nonetheless, after getting exposure to SciFinder, I must say that it is powerful and intuitive to the extent that I can understand the information it spits back out to me.
The packaging for the SciFinder Scholar shirt is certainly the most creative out of all of the free shirts I have been given up to this point. This free shirt was presented to me packaged in the shape of an Erlenmeyer flask. A look at the above picture shows the packaging in all of the glory that even makes the Chipotle- Life Is Burritoful shirt's packaging look pedestrian.
Tearing open this free shirt's packaging presented much more guilt than the Life Is Burritoful's generic shrink-wrapping. The Erlenmeyer flask had to break before I could ever get any idea of what the look of the contained shirt.
Photographs and memories are all that there are to remember the flask by. But I sure had a good time when I remember way back when, to the time I stopped by Donor Tom's en route to points west. He had told me of the shirt around Thanksgiving, but had accidently left it behind at work. When I stopped by after the New Year it had been at his place for about a month.
This all said about packaging, do not get the idea that I want pretty boxes and do not care for what the shirt itself is. Furthermore, understand that used free shirts get nothing for being in a unique container. That the company donors thought to spend even more money on their promotion and that I still get it all for free is kind of what I like about packaging. So few of my shirts come packaged in any way that it is a welcome change of pace.
In the related links box to the right, I have included a link to the Chemistry Gateway. I've been told that there is a hidden ox on the page, but I've never been able to find out where it is.
