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    Element 112 Gets A Starcrossed Name!

    Help Name Science's New Superheavy Element

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    Image of BlueBeard BlueBeard
    07/20/09

    In reply to Element 112 Gets A Starcrossed Name!
    Forcing atoms together for a fraction of a second does not make a new element. This is the "Science" equivalent of Buzz Lightyear's claim to flight.

    If throw two equally charged magnets at each other they would touch for about the same amount of time that "112" exists before pushing away from eachother. Did I magically create a third type of magnetic charge or did I use one kind of force to temporarily override a stronger force?
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    Image of Chip Skylark of Space Chip Skylark of Space
    07/20/09

    In reply to Element 112 Gets A Starcrossed Name!

    His nose is just wrong. His nose was lopped off during a duel, and he wore a metal one. Nope, no one ever looked at his face after that.
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    Image of cletar cletar
    07/21/09

    @SteverMan: You're thinking of Tycho Brahe, not Copernicus.
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    Image of His_Steveness His_Steveness
    07/19/09

    In reply to Element 112 Gets A Starcrossed Name!
    Oh, come ON!!!1! Everybody knows the Sun revolves around the Earth, they're just trying to brainwash you into beleiving differant because the Government and Big Science are in bed with the calendar industry.

    Wake up, sheeple!
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    Image of Moff Moff
    07/19/09

    In reply to Element 112 Gets A Starcrossed Name!
    Graeme, I think that pun in the lede was completely intended.
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    Image of CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
    07/19/09

    In reply to Element 112 Gets A Starcrossed Name!
    WHATTTT!!! Has no-one heard of Adamantium...For gawds sake!

    Also..Guy in the pic.....his hair is awesome!!!
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    Image of FiorenzaDampt FiorenzaDampt
    07/19/09

    @CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my...: I kinda like his expression, actually. There's a hint of smirking contempt there. He's got a "bitch, please" thing going on. But you're right, the 'do is pretty impressive.
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    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    07/19/09

    In reply to Element 112 Gets A Starcrossed Name!
    Heliocentrism represent!
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    07/19/09

    @RandomFrequentFlierDent: An idea whose time has come!
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    Image of North Star North Star
    07/19/09

    In reply to Element 112 Gets A Starcrossed Name!
    I guess we won't be seeing a Ptolemium soon, huh?
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    Image of Chris R Chris R
    07/19/09

    @North Star: I'm holding out for Neronium or Caligium. Those would be some CRAZY elements.
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    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    07/19/09

    @North Star: I think there should be a hypothetical isotope of Copernicum called Ptolemium. They should explode when placed in contact with each other.

    This is my opinion.
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    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    07/19/09

    @braak: I approve of this opinion.
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    Image of cletar cletar
    07/19/09

    @RandomFrequentFlierDent: Yes, I too approve. They should explode in much the same way as Galileum and Popeium when they come in contact. Not as explosively as Darwinium and Creationite, though.
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    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    07/20/09

    @cletar: I think chemistry classes would be a lot more fun if this method of nomenclature was adopted.
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    Image of Ed Grabianowski Ed Grabianowski
    06/12/09

    In reply to Help Name Science's New Superheavy Element
    Well, I was going to come in here and suggest vibranium and be all smug, but damn.


    And I cast my vote for calling it Led Zeppelin!

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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    06/12/09

    In reply to Help Name Science's New Superheavy Element
    Rosie.
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    06/12/09

    In reply to Help Name Science's New Superheavy Element
    Super heavy and dense, eh?


    Barbequeribsium?

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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    06/12/09

    In reply to Help Name Science's New Superheavy Element
    Scroggsium....it has a ring to it.
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    Image of DeepFriar DeepFriar
    06/12/09

    In reply to Help Name Science's New Superheavy Element
    Zinc and Lead - Zead? Linc?
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    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    06/12/09

    In reply to Help Name Science's New Superheavy Element
    Unobtanium.
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    Image of bluehinter bluehinter
    06/12/09

    @TemporalSword: Yes please. Either this or Wonderflonium.
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    Image of Rasselas Rasselas
    06/12/09

    In reply to Help Name Science's New Superheavy Element
    Blacksabbathium? Grantmorrisonium? Timothylearium? Kierkegaardium?
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