At What Time Should You Bury Liam?

Liam had a normal day yesterday. He woke and went through his normal routine. At 8 in the morning he went outside to breathe in fresh oxygen. That afternoon at 6, Liam fixed his car bonnet. That night at 10 o’clock he was at a nightclub, partying under neon lights; Liam then started to feel unwell. At 11 his sodium levels rapidly dropped and he fell. Liam was rushed to hospital and at 2 they attempted to heal him. Unfortunately, at 3 little Liam passed away. You are the person in charge of planning Liam’s funeral. At what time should you bury Liam?

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Clue: The periodic table is central to this puzzle.

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Answer: You should bury Liam at 4.

This puzzle involves many of the elements of the periodic table and their atomic number. You need to ‘bury Liam’ aka “Beryllium” at 4 because Beryllium is the 4^th element of the periodic table.

Featured in the puzzle are:

“At 8 in the morning he went outside to breathe in fresh oxygen.” Oxygen = the 8^th element. (Although nitrogen is the most abundant element in the air we breathe).

“at 6, Liam fixed his car bonnet.” Carbon = the 6^th element.

“At 10 o’clock he was at a nightclub, partying under neon lights.” Neon = the 10^th element.

“At 11 his sodium levels rapidly dropped.” Sodium = the 11^th element.

“at 2 they attempted to heal him.” Helium (heal him) = the 2^nd element.

“at 3 little Liam passed away.” Lithium (little Liam) = the 3^rd element.

The question is “When should you bury Liam?” The answer is 4 as ‘bury Liam’ (Beryllium) is the 4^th element.