Jandila comments on Open Thread, September 1-15, 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 02 September 2012 04:52:53AM 0 points [-]

Astronomers use metal to mean elements other than hydrogen and helium.

Wow, Astronomers are lazy. It's not hard to make up new terms for things when the existing ones clearly don't fit. Heck, if making up a word was too difficult they could have used an arbitrary acronym.

Comment author: [deleted] 03 September 2012 06:44:02AM 3 points [-]

Well, when most of what they have to work with is hydrogen, a whiff of helium, and a tiny smattering of literally everything else ever, it's kinda hard to blame 'em. ;p