Two New Elements To Be Named

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Two New Elements To Be Named

December 6, 2011 | ISSUE 47•49

The International Union of Pure Applied Chemistry unveiled two new elements last week, tentatively named flerovium and livermorium. What do you think?

I was about to give up on science and become religious. This is just the kind of thing I need to keep my interest! Go science!

Frank Alger
Hand Embroiderer
Son of a bitch! I should have known there was some sneaky reason that stack of periodic tables was so cheap.

Alexandra Zigmunt
Hook Puller
I was wondering when they’d add a new element and finally get the bad taste of roentgenium out of my mouth. What a shitty element that was.

Roy Craig
Pay-Station Attendant

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