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Periodic Table: 18 Argon

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Strip by: David Morgan-Mar

T-Rex: T-Rex presents The Periodic Table:
T-Rex: 18 ARGON
T-Rex: AN inert gas, breathed by some athletes to produce hypoxia to stimulate increased haemoglobin production and thus aerobic capacity. Therefore BANNED by the World Anti Doping Agency.
Utahraptor: Wow! Banned as a performance enhancing drug...
Utahraptor: Despite being chemically and biologically inert!
T-Rex: Yes!
T-Rex: Wait until they hear about this dihydrogen monoxide stuff!

The author writes:

And wait until they get a load of homeopathic performance enhancing drugs.