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paineinthearse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-27-06 07:45 AM
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Bushcronium
A major research institution has just announced the discovery of the heaviest element yet known to science.

The new element has been named "Bushcronium." Bushcronium has one neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75 deputy neutrons, and 224 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an Atomic mass of 311.

These 311 particles are held together by forces called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons. Since Bushcronium has no electrons, it is inert. However, it can be detected, as it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact.

A minute amount of Bushcronium causes one reaction to take over 4 days to complete when it would normally take less than a second. Bushcronium has a normal half-life of multiples of 4 years; it does not decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the assistant neutrons and deputy neutrons exchange places.

In fact, Bushcronium's mass will actually increase over time, since each reorganization will cause more morons to become neutrons, forming isodopes. This characteristic of moron-promotion leads some scientists to believe that Bushcronium is formed whenever morons reach a certain quantity in concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as "Critical Morass."

When catalyzed with money, Bushcronium activates Foxnewsium, an element which radiates orders of magnitude more energy, albeit as incoherent noise, since it has 1/2 as many peons but twice as many morons.
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chelaque liberal Donating Member (981 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-27-06 08:04 AM
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1. I barely passed Chemistry 101, but good post, I think....
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displacedtexan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-27-06 08:05 AM
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2. Evidence of Bushcronium's effects
The Peon effect:



The Foxnewsium effect:



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paineinthearse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-27-06 08:52 AM
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3. Great visuals
I'd like to incorporate into the original post but the editing time has passed.

Thanks!
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steely Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-27-06 10:14 AM
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4. I heard it has a half life of 4 years.
Edited on Sat May-27-06 10:15 AM by steely
Absolutely brilliant (BTW)

edit: spelling
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