I think we are all familiar with repeating numbers😊. I see them constantly and for the most part, I just smile and say thank you to the universe for the "wink". But I am intrigued by other patterns too. I'm an overthinker, slightly OCD, and also have aphantasia, which is a total lack of imagery, so when thoughts or to-dos flit through my mind, I create acronyms with the first letters of the words I want to remember. The acronyms don't have to make sense, they just ground my thoughts. So often though, especially lately, all the things I need to remember start with the same letter. Yesterday, for instance, I had 6 things to remember while I was sitting outside and they all started with the letter P: plant trays (to look for), pharmacy;(to call), potatoes (for supper), printer (to find install disk), papers for my mom, peroxide (to apply). Today, in addition to my master to do list, I had some miscellaneous things to add: Dave, deli, Diana, dollar store LoL. It's only early in the day so we'll see what else gets added to that 😉 I don't know if this is the brain organizing things this way? But I don't think so. So many random things creating such patterns - it's rather delightful and definitely intriguing 😊. What patterns and synchronicities do you see that are hard to explain or dismiss as coincidence? I'd love to hear them🥰

Scientific Graphite: Historically, graphite was called "black lead" or "plumbago." Plumbago was commonly used in its massive mineral form. Both of these names arise from confusion with the similar-appearing lead ores, particularly galena. The Latin word for lead, 'plumbum,' gave its name to the English term for this grey metallic-sheened mineral and even to the leadworts or plumbagos, plants with flowers that resemble this color. Its color range is iron-black to steel-gray; deep blue in transmitted light. Abraham Gottlob Werner coined the name graphite ("writing stone") in 1789. He attempted to clear up the confusion between molybdena, plumbago and black lead after Carl Wilhelm Scheele in 1778 proved that there are at least three different minerals. Scheele's analysis showed that the chemical compounds molybdenum sulfide (molybdenite), lead(II) sulfide (galena) and graphite were three different soft black minerals. Graphite, is a crystalline allotrope of carbon, a semimetal, a native element mineral, and a form of coal. Graphite is the most stable form of carbon under standard conditions. Therefore, it is used in thermochemistry as the standard state for defining the heat of formation of carbon compounds. The principal types of natural graphite, each occurring in different types of ore deposits are: Crystalline small flakes of graphite (or flake graphite) occurs as isolated, flat, plate-like particles with hexagonal edges if unbroken. When broken the edges can be irregular or angular; Amorphous graphite: very fine flake graphite is sometimes called amorphous; Lump graphite (or vein graphite) occurs in fissure veins or fractures and appears as massive platy intergrowths of fibrous or acicular crystalline aggregates, and is probably hydrothermal in origin. Graphite crystals are rare and very brittle. Graphite specimens will leave smudges when handled and stored. Graphite Uses: Natural graphite is mostly consumed for refractories, batteries, steelmaking, brake linings, foundry facings and lubricants.

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