Scientists Discover Heavy New Element

[osenverre]

A team of Russian and American scientists has discovered a new element that has long stood as a missing link among the heaviest bits of atomic matter ever produced. The element, still nameless, appears to point the way toward a brew of still more massive elements with chemical properties no one can predict.The team produced six atoms of the element

Comments

[keeperofthekeys]

Back in HS, there was a campaign in my chemistry class to name a new element Poopium.

/Mature.

[dragoness22]

when I first read what they're going to call it in the meantime, I read the first "un" and immediately thought "unobtanium? AWESOME!" but then it wasn't :P
/cool story bro

[acrimsonrelease]

Very cool story. :P

I thought of unobtanium too, hahaha. Movie nerds FTW!

[electric_kite]

badassium ftw.

[awkward_as_heck]

Eurekaium

My guess and 10 bucks in the pool is...

[rymrytr]

Dubnalium...

Although they might not use the "l", making it Dubnaium, but that is awkward on the tongue. :o)