The Odd Chemistry Lesson...

 My fourteen year old Aspie is trying to explain chemical composition to his five year old cousin. "No, helium is an element, it isn't made of anything else... unless you count sub atomic particles and then you are assembling sub atomic particles which is very hard."

This started because he was trying to explain how to create salt. Needless to say they veered wildly off topic. His "textbook" for this impromptu class? The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe (Theodore Grey)




P.S.  Tomorrow is Pi day, do you have dinner plans yet?