The Heaviest Element Known to Science

Governmentium is the latest element Lawrence Livermore Laboratories has discovered.

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

The new element, Governmentium (Gv), has one 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 take less than a second, to take from 4 days to 4 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 morons promotion leads some scientists to believe that Governmentium is formed whenever morons reach a critical concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as critical morass.

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

* I did not write this. It has been circulating around the web for some time but seems more fitting than ever right now.

 

An American Creed

I do not choose to be a common man.

It is my right to be uncommon—if I can.

I seek opportunity—not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me.

I want to take the calculated risk; to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed.

I refuse to barter incentive for a dole. I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of utopia.

I will not trade freedom for beneficence nor my dignity for a handout. I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat.

It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid; to think and act for myself, enjoy the benefit of my creations and to face the world boldly and say, “This I have done.”

By Dean Alfange

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*Originally published in This Week Magazine.
Later printed in The Reader’s Digest, October 1952 and January 1954.

The Honorable Dean Alfange was an American statesman born December 2, 1899, in Constantinople (now Istanbul). He was raised in upstate New York. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I and attended Hamilton College, graduating in the class of 1922.

 

Still Alive – Barely Blogging

the red way

Image by manfred-hartmann via Flickr

If you are reading this post you are most probably checking to see if I’ve come out of my cave to post anything new. Alas, no… but I will populate this post with some random thoughts and happennings from the past few months.

  • The family is good… and as always, they take priority in my life.
  • I was fortunate enough to find a good full-time job. The commute is tough, but the work is creative and intellectually challenging.
  • Unfortunately, my personal creative projects (”Conclave”, “Chronicles of the Wizard King”, etc…) have had to take a back burner. One of the projects I wanted to focus on was a re-design of this site’s wordpress template. I’ve come to realize that some of these things will just have to wait.
  • My wife and I have decided to attack our debt with ferocity. We have a goal to be debt free (except for the house) within the next 2 – 2.5 years. An interesting side effect of working towards this goal has been that we are finding that, as we get rid of debt, commitments, and “stuff”, we are actually craving an even simpler life – When you are not buried under debt and “stuff”, you really do enjoy the things you do have much more.

Well, that’s all for now… I’ll try to post more often. In the meantime… go create something!