What would you name the new ultra-heavy chemical element? [Archive]

Green_not_greed

11-Jun-09, 12:13

Scientists have successfully created a new super-heavy chemical element

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8093374.stm

They have permission to list it in the periodic table, but it still needs a name.

As its a super-heavy element, it needs a name to reflect that.

So I guess Burgerium, Macdonaldium, Obesium are possibilities. Americium is already taken! Anorexium probably isn't suitable.

I was wondering what suggestions orgers may have?

GNG

Pastychomper

11-Jun-09, 12:23

The best one I've heard is governmentium (http://www.dullmen.com/governmentium.htm), although that's supposed to be a lot heavier than element 112's mass of 277. :lol:

Camra

11-Jun-09, 12:51

Just heard scientists have found a chemical that can eat its way through anything, they just cant find anything to keep it in.

Rheghead

11-Jun-09, 18:32

Hofmannium?

scorrie

11-Jun-09, 20:07

Fatassium ;)

Aaldtimer

11-Jun-09, 20:10

Golightlium![lol]

lister

11-Jun-09, 21:26

Damnedheavyium.

daviddd

11-Jun-09, 21:56

Obeseum...............

Bruce_H

11-Jun-09, 23:01

Jumbonium!

squidge

12-Jun-09, 15:21

As i have mentioned that i am a larger lady before i would call it squidgium:D

Kevin Milkins

12-Jun-09, 15:38

Motherinlawrieum.

crayola

12-Jun-09, 23:59

Scientists have successfully created a new super-heavy chemical element

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8093374.stm

They have permission to list it in the periodic table, but it still needs a name.

As its a super-heavy element, it needs a name to reflect that.

So I guess Burgerium, Macdonaldium, Obesium are possibilities. Americium is already taken! Anorexium probably isn't suitable.

I was wondering what suggestions orgers may have?

GNG
It's heavy. It's a metal. It's black and it's not for the weak minded.

It has to be named metalattakk!

Geo

13-Jun-09, 00:05

cantliftium

bekisman

17-Jul-09, 11:32

Finally has a name, It will be called "copernicium", with the symbol Cp, in honour of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8153596.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8153596.stm)

Green_not_greed

17-Jul-09, 12:19

Finally has a name, It will be called "copernicium", with the symbol Cp, in honour of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8153596.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8153596.stm)

Thanks Bekisman, I'd missed that.

I'm sure there's a joke about metallic underwear in there somewhere.......