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Re: Chuckle
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, John Neal wrote:
> Subject: New discovery....heaviest element known to science!
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> A major research institution has recently announced the
> discovery of the heaviest element yet known to science. The new element has
> been named "Governmentium."
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> Governmentium has 1 neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75 deputy neutrons, and 11
> assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312.
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> These 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.
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> However, it can be detected, as it impedes every reaction with which it comes
> into contact. A minute amount of Governmentium causes 1 reaction to take over
> 4 days to complete, when it would normally take less than a second.
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> Governmentium has a normal 1/2-life 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, Governmentium's mass will actually
> increase over time, since each reorganization will cause more morons to become
> neutrons, forming isodopes.
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> This characteristic of moron-promotion leads some scientists to believe that
> Governmentium is formed whenever morons reach a certain quantity in
> concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as "Critical Morass!"
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> When catalyzed with money, Governmentium becomes Administratium-an element which
> radiates just as much energy, since it has 1/2 as many peons but twice as many
> morons.
That's quite the meme there...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Governmentium&btnG=Google+Search
the first 50 links all appear to be just about word for word repeats of this
story if you just go by the result excerpts the page results show (maybe more
but that was about as deep as I was willing to go!) Kind of interesting how
these things spread.
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| (...) Yeah, I agree. I got it from an email from my brother-in-law. Shoot, if I'd known it was up on the web I'd have simply linked to it instead of taking 5 minutes to clean it up to post here... I'm pretty sure that you and I paid for that piece (...) (19 years ago, 23-Sep-05, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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| Subject: New discovery....heaviest element known to science! A major research institution has recently announced the discovery of the heaviest element yet known to science. The new element has been named "Governmentium." Governmentium has 1 neutron, (...) (19 years ago, 22-Sep-05, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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