An ongoing series on the periodic table's religious right. Today, the second of three xenon updates, compiled and reported by Bret Dawson.

One of the littlest-known but most important facts about xenon is this:

Xenon is not really tasteless, and neither is it really colourless.

You are correct. That is two facts not one. Way to change the subject. We are on the brink of the public revelation of something astonishing and new, and what do you do? You distract your own attention and everyone else's from the outrageously fascinating xenon to the mundane business of counting facts. You are such a jerk that way. We hate you.

Now.

About colourlessness. Xenon is very hard to see, as it permits the passage of light of all wavelengths. Not all colours have their own wavelengths, however. For example, brown is wholly and undeniably a colour, but:

There is no such thing as brown light.

Therefore:

There is no brown light to pass through the xenon.

Therefore:

Xenon does not admit the passage of brown.

Therefore:

Xenon either reflects or absorbs the passage of brown.

Therefore:

Xenon is frankly a little too concerned with this "passage of brown" business.

Apparently xenon is tasteless after all. Never mind then.

We still hate you.