Posted on 02/17/2010 8:23:16 AM PST by conservativegirl
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California has now identified with certainty the heaviest element known to science.
The new element, Pelosium (PL), has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons, and 198 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312.
These 312 particles are held together by forces called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons.
Pelosium is inert, and has no charge and no magnetism. Nevertheless, it can be detected because it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact. A tiny amount of Pelosium can cause a reaction that would normally take less than a second, to take from 4 days to 4 years to complete.
Pelosium has a normal half-life of 2 years. It does not decay, but instead undergoes a biennial reorganization in which a portion of the assistant neutrons and deputy neutrons exchange places.
Pelosium mass will increase over time, since each reorganization will promote many morons to become isodopes.
This characteristic of moron promotion leads some scientists to believe that Pelosium is formed whenever morons reach a critical concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as critical morass.
When catalyzed with money, Pelosium becomes Senatorium, an element that radiates just as much energy as Pelosium since it has half as many peons but twice as many morons.
PELOSI-REID-OBAMA ................
LOL - nice!
there is also this strange stretched appearance on it’s surface
And for those who don’t know, Pelosium is flanked on the Periodic Table by Delusium, Insantium, Arrogantium, Insipidium and Psychotium and is often mistaken for these other elements.
And it has just been announced that the same scientists who discovered Pelosium are on the verge of announcing another closely related element to be called “Unemployedium.” The announced is expected in November.
Mad the rounds years ago as “Governmentium”...
I actually knew what that means! What does that say about me???? We ended up calling ourselves “Methyl Ethyl And The Ketones.” Chemistry students got a kick outa that name. Well-known actress, Amy Madigan (Kostner’s wife in “Field of Dreams), was Methyl Ethyl. MOI-style band.
Yeah! I was trying to remember the other name I had heard.....Thanks.
You should be on Jeopardy or Who wants to be a Millionaire?................or Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader............
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Excellent album by The Tragically Hip titled Road Apples.
I was going to take a, er,,, somewhat lower road than you did! My girl skipped the fifth grade. I wouldn’t want to be up against her in any challenge!
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