that's right somebody actually found a rock whose chemichal composition is almost identical to kryptonite.
check out the link for details.
http://www.zoinksmagazine.com/
Well, I spose we're safe if we ever get attacked by Kryptonians.
I wonder if it works on any other god-moders. Hmmmmm.
Interesting indeed. Although, didn't that element exist already? Well, it's called Krypton in the periodic table. :rolleyes
But since it doesn't contain something the kryptonite in the referenced Superman Returns movie does, they can't call it a match now, can they? :3
Shake n' Bake: Kryptonite.
Just ad fluorine.
It's only because the Kryptonite in the case in the movie was mislabled as another mineral, which I believe Lex Luthor commented on.
'Real' kryptonite is suposedly a mineral oxide or a transuranic element formed in the thermonuclear detonation of planet Krypton, as the comic story goes originally.
This turned up on Have I got news for you. The host said about the formula on the case, and Ian Hislop said "So...it's got the same chemical formula as a film prop?"
Krypton the current element is a gas. It has nothing to do with the new element found, so the new element cannot be called kryptonite. I believe the new one is being named after the town it was found in (Jarite comes to mind, but that's too short.)
Jah, right.
In Superman III, there was a component that was listed as "Unknown", that made up 0.57% of Kryptonite.
Kryptonite IIRC was based on the element Krypton, also the reason why Supergirl is from the city of "Argo" from Argon... what's next? The province of Flourii?
...or the village of Ytterby?
Quote from: Damaris on April 27, 2007, 10:28:37 PM
Krypton the current element is a gas. It has nothing to do with the new element found, so the new element cannot be called kryptonite. I believe the new one is being named after the town it was found in (Jarite comes to mind, but that's too short.)
What was found was not an 'element', but a new 'mineral', which is made up of several elements already known. The only new elements these days are the ones made by blasting gold atoms with other elements and neutrons. And those have a half-life of a few microseconds at best. We're completely out of new elements to find in nature. :3
Quote from: Alondro on April 28, 2007, 09:58:09 AM
We're completely out of new elements to find in nature. :3
What about dark matter?
Quote from: ITOS on April 28, 2007, 09:57:35 AM
Quote from: BillBuckner on April 28, 2007, 08:43:14 AM
...or the village of Ytterby?
Uhhh... :confused
Does this clear things up (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ytterbium)?
Quote from: ITOS on April 28, 2007, 11:38:32 AM
Quote from: Alondro on April 28, 2007, 09:58:09 AM
We're completely out of new elements to find in nature. :3
What about dark matter?
Dark matter is not an element. It is the matter the universe that can't directly be seen. Scientists think it's there based on the way galaxies interact with each other. It's not believed that this dark matter has a single chemical composition.
No one knows exactly what it is. :mowninja
Quote from: Vidar on April 28, 2007, 11:41:55 AM
Quote from: ITOS on April 28, 2007, 11:38:32 AM
Quote from: Alondro on April 28, 2007, 09:58:09 AM
We're completely out of new elements to find in nature.
What about dark matter?
[snip] No one knows exactly what it is.
But if you don't know what it is you can't know there isn't any new elements in it.