Samples with Stories (9)

These are elements that have longer stories associated with one or more samples. Click on the story book icons to read the stories, most of which have additional pictures and videos in them.

Click any element tile below to get the full entry for that element, or click on the sample picture to go directly to the description of that sample.

Text and images Copyright (c) 2003 by Theodore W.Gray.

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001 Hydrogen
001 Hydrogen
VideoStory
Bottle of Homemade hydrogen.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 20 August, 2002
Price: $0
Size: 2.5
Purity: >90%
003 Lithium
003 Lithium
Story
Long-life AA battery.
Source: Radio Shack
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 7 August, 2002
Price: $3
Size: 2"
Purity: >95%
006 Carbon
006 Carbon
SoundStory
Graphite rod from lantern battery.
Source: Hardware Store
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Price: $5/battery with 4 of them
Size: 3"
Purity: >95%
011 Sodium
011 Sodium
SoundVideoStory
Heck-of-a-lump.
Source: eBay seller hoofcure
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 27 August, 2002
Price: $100
Size: 8"
Purity: >95%
012 Magnesium
012 Magnesium
SoundStory3D
Bulk rod.
Source: eBay seller magman1000
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 29 May, 2002
Price: $6/pound
Size: 1.25"
Purity: >95%
016 Sulfur
016 Sulfur
Story
Flowers of sulfur.
Source: Walgreens Pharmacy
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 18 April, 2002
Price: $2
Size: 2.5"
Purity: >95%
030 Zinc
030 Zinc
SoundStory3D
Scrap roof flashing.
Source: Marco's Scrap Metal
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Price: $1/pound for scrap zinc
Size: 1.25"
Purity: >90%
053 Iodine
053 Iodine
Story
Small crystals, 99.99%.
Source: David Franco
Contributor: David Franco
Acquired: 11 June, 2002
Price: Donated
Size: 0.05"
Purity: 99.99%
083 Bismuth
083 Bismuth
VideoStory
Home-grown crystals.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 11 August, 2002
Price: $10
Size: 2"
Purity: 99.9%