Periodic Tables

Today's theme is Periodic Tables. Our first example comes from Theodore Gray, who has built a Periodic Coffee Table to house his collection of elements. The workmanship looks exquisite in the pictures...


Our next example is a very geeky tattoo. Yes, that's a real tattoo. No, I don't know why he did it, but it sure must have helped during his chemistry finals. I haven't been able to trace this to its origins, although many people have posted it. Feel free to knock yourself out looking for a primary source.

The third and final example is, in my opinion, the best of all. It's the Periodic Table of Science Fiction. Created by Michael Swanwick , it was an ongoing column of short-short fiction for the defunct webzine SciFiction. It was later published in book form, but you can read the whole thing on line on his blog.