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Periodic Table Gets a New, Unnamed Element

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the so-many-ideas dept.

koavf writes "More than a decade after experiments first produced a single atom of 'super-heavy' element 112, a team of German scientists has been credited with its discovery, but it has yet to be named. The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry has temporarily named the element ununbium, as 'ununbi' means 'one one two' in Latin; but the team now has the task of proposing its official name." Slashdotium? Taconium? Man, I shoulda gone into science so I could have named something sweet that kids have to memorize in classes.

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  1. Re:It's so obvious by conspirator57 · · Score: -1, Troll

    i wish, but it'll prolly be named Obamium.

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  2. Bushonium by elrous0 · · Score: 0, Troll

    In honor of the U.S. President who did so much to advance our respect for science.

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  3. Re:It's so obvious by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    It's really sad to think that our heritage is going to tainted by pop culture icons because of fucking Colbert sheep.

  4. Re:Serious Question: Why do Germans outperform? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Excellent point. Those with superior intelligence left for Europe and Asia.

  5. Re:Serious Question: Why do Germans outperform? by Austerity+Empowers · · Score: 0, Troll

    Would these be the starving ones? Or the ones dying of disease?