Another in a series of take-offs of the periodic table, this one purports to represent the nominal shelf life of a variety of condiments. The numbers seem reasonable based on my experience, but I'm in no way vouching that this chart is accurate; use your own judgement. Still, it's an interesting approach to representing some pretty useful information. Print a copy and give to the relatives you know who won't throw anything out! (Typically these are folks who lived through the Great Depression of the thirties.)

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I think the formatting of this page prevents the image from displaying properly. Till that's resolved, here's a direct link to the When Condiments go Bad image.

Bonus link: History of the periodic table of the elements.

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Thanks to F.N.O.R.D for the original idea.