[cdn-nucl-l] FW: New Physics discovery

["Brown, Morgan" <brownmj@aecl.ca>]

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- Morgan 


> > Investigators at a major research institution have discovered the
> > heaviest element known to science. This startling new discovery has
> > been tentatively named Governmentium (Gv).
> > 
> > This new element has no protons or electrons, thus having an atomic
> > number of  0. It does, however, have 1 neutron, 125 deputy neutrons, 75
> > supervisory neutrons, and 111 team leader neutrons, giving it an atomic
> mass of
> > 312.
> > 
> > These 312 particles are held together by a force called morons, which
> > are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called
> > peons. Since it has no electrons, Governmentium is inert. However, it
> can be
> > detected as it impedes every reaction with which it comes into
> > contact.
> > 
> > According to the discoverers, a minute amount of Governmentium causes
> > one reaction to take over four days to complete when it would normally
> > take less than a second.
> > 
> > Governmentium has a normal half-life of approximately three years; it
> > does not decay but instead undergoes a reorganization in which a
> > portion of the deputy neutrons, supervisory neutrons, and team leader
> neutrons
> > exchange places.
> > 
> > In fact, any Governmentium sample's mass will actually increase over
> > time, since with each reorganization some of the morons inevitably
> > become neutrons, forming new isotopes. This characteristic of moron
> promotion
> > leads some scientists to speculate that Governmentium is formed whenever
> > morons reach a certain quantity in concentration.
> > 
> > This hypothetical quantity is referred to as the "Critical Morass".
> > You will know it when you see it.
> > > >
> > 
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