Birth Element (Hyper-Periodic Element)
Origin & History
Alchemist Bruegel's Grand Failure
Bruegel, a medieval European alchemist, was ordered by the king to 'create gold within a year.' He experimented with different elements each month, but failed spectacularly - exploding with hydrogen in January, changing his voice with helium in February, turning pitch black with carbon in March, and so on. By December, when he nearly poisoned himself with mercury, the king laughed heartily and said 'Your failure log is more entertaining than gold!' He ordered each month's failed element to be recorded in the calendar as 'birth elements.' While Bruegel failed as an alchemist, he became hugely successful as a fortune teller.
Cosmonaut Ivanov's Oxygen Deprivation Delusion
In 1969, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Ivanov experienced an oxygen system failure on a space station. In his hypoxic state, he began hallucinating and wrote a detailed report claiming 'Earth's 12 months correspond to 12 cosmic elements, and your birth month determines which element you can breathe in space.' Ground control worried about his mental state but classified the report. After the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991, the document leaked and New Age practitioners spread it as 'ancient cosmic truth.' Despite desperate denials from scientists, birth elements merged with astrology and spread worldwide. Ivanov himself later testified 'it was completely an oxygen-deprivation delusion,' but it was too late.
The Periodic Table Restaurant's Clearance Sale
In 2019, 'The Periodic Table Restaurant,' which had gone too far with molecular gastronomy, faced bankruptcy. The chef, staring at stocks of liquid nitrogen, gold leaf, and helium gas while drunk on wine, had an epiphany: 'If there are birthstones, why not birth elements!' The hastily created menu 'Boost your luck by eating your birth month's element!' went viral on Instagram for some reason. The birth element fortune-telling, with zero scientific basis, spread worldwide riding the modern pseudoscience boom. The restaurant is still in business.
Monthly Information
January
Hydrogen
The first element born in the universe. While having the simplest and purest structure, it is the primordial element that becomes the origin of all matter.
February
Helium
The second most abundant element in the universe yet rare on Earth, this noble gas exhibits quantum superfluid phenomena at ultra-low temperatures, symbolizing February's stillness and transformation.
March
Carbon
The fundamental element of life, taking diverse forms from diamond to graphite, harboring infinite possibilities.
April
Nitrogen
An element of duality that comprises 78% of the atmosphere yet remains inert, showing explosive reactions under specific conditions
May
Iron
An element forming Earth's core and supporting civilization's development, possessing both strength and the nature to rust
June
Oxygen
A dual-natured element essential for life's respiration yet possessing the power to transform substances through oxidation
July
Neon
A noble gas normally inert but emitting brilliant light when electrified, an element adorning urban nights
August
Gold
A precious metal that never loses its luster, an element sacred since ancient times and symbolizing value
September
Copper
One of the first metals used by humanity, an element with excellent conductivity and the characteristic of developing patina over time
October
Aluminum
A modern metal that is lightweight yet strong, infinitely recyclable
November
Silver
A precious metal with moonlight-like radiance, an element showing antibacterial properties and highest electrical conductivity
December
Mercury
The only liquid metal at room temperature, an element with fluidity and reflectivity that has measured time as thermometers