"New Element Discovered"

Lawrence Livermore Laboratories goes totally rad, huh? :)

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¡Ora, UTEP's Nuclear Physics Department!


Thanks to: Catholic Family News, April 2009, page 26. Editor says "This satiric gem came to me via email...."

"Lawrence Livermore Laboratories has discovered the heaviest element yet known to science.

"The new element, Governmentium (Gv) , has one [1] 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.

"Since Governmentium has no electrons, it is inert; however, it can be detected, because it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact.

"A tiny amount of Governmentium can cause a reaction that would normally less than a second to take from four days to four years to complete.

"Governmentium has a normal half - life of 2 - 6 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, Governmentium'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 Govermentium is formed whenever morons reach a critical concentration.

"This hypothetical quantity is referred to as critical morass.

"When catalyzed with money, Governmentium becomes Administratium [Av], an element that radiates just as much energy as Governmentium since it has half as many peons but twice as many morons."