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the discovery of
administratium |
A research institution has recently announced the
discovery of the heaviest element known to science.
This new element has been tentatively named
"administratium".
Administratium has 1 neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75
deputy neutrons, and 111 assistant deputy
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 administratium has no electrons, it is inert.
However, it can be detected as it impedes every reaction
with which it comes into contact.
A minute amount of administratium causes one reaction to
take over 4 days to complete when it would
normally take less than five minutes.
Administratium has a normal half-life of 3 years.
It does not decay, but instead undergoes a reorganisation,
in which a portion of the assistant neutrons
deputy neutrons and assistant deputy neutrons exchange
places.
In fact, administratium's mass will actually increase over
time, since each reorganization causes some
morons to become neutrons forming isodopes.
This characteristic of moron-promotion leads some
scientists to speculate that administratium is formed
whenever morons reach a certain quantity in concentration.
This hypothetical quantity is referred to as "critical
morass."
You'll know it when you meet it.
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