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- Comments: Resent-From: "Dr. David L. Arnold"
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- From: "Dr. David L. Arnold" <DLARNO01@ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU>
- Subject: New Element Discovered
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- Research Administration
- Phone: 588-8363
- An outgrowth of my inquiry into ProForma, which is producing some interesting
- results. Here is another for your listening enjoyment.
- * Dr. David L. Arnold * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- * Research Administration * Word for the Day: *
- * dlarno01@ULKYVM.Louisville.edu * Sustainable *
- * dlarno01@ulkyvm.bitnet * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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- Reply-To: "Ian P. Mitchell" <22016@UCDASVM1.ADMIN.UCALGARY.CA>
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- From: "Ian P. Mitchell" <22016@UCDASVM1.ADMIN.UCALGARY.CA>
- Subject: New Element Discovered
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- To: "David L. Arnold" <DLARNO01@ULKYVM.BITNET>,
- Holly Shipp Buchanan <HSBUCH01@ULKYVM.BITNET>
-
- From: Ian P. Mitchell
- *** Resending note of 93-01-26 10:02
-
- To All:
-
- At last! I knew it would only be a matter of time before someone found the
- *real* reason for bureaucratic inertia...... now all can be revealed....
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- S C I E N T I S T S D I S C O V E R N E W E L E M E N T
-
- The heaviest element know to science was recently discovered by
- university physicists. The element, tentatively named
- Administratium, has no protons or electrons and thus has an
- atomic number of 0. However, it does have one neutron, 15
- assistant neutrons, 70 vice neutrons and 161 assistant vice
- neutrons. This gives it an atomic mass of 247. These 247
- particles are held together in a nucleus by a force that involves
- the continuous exchange of meson-like particles called morons.
-
- Since it has no electrons, Administratium is inert. However, it
- can be detected chemically as it impedes every reaction it comes
- into contact with. According to the discoverers, a minute amount
- of Administratium added to one reaction caused it to take over
- four days to complete. Without the Administratium, the reaction
- ordinarily occurred in less than one second.
-
- Administratium has a normal half life of approximately three
- years, at which time it does not actually decay but instead
- undergoes a reorganization in which assistant neutrons, vice
- neutrons and assistant vice neutrons exchange places. Studies
- seem to show the atomic number actually increasing after each
- reorganization.
-
- Research indicates that Administratium occurs naturally in the
- atmosphere. It tends to concentrate in certain locations such as
- government agencies, large corporations and universities. It can
- usually be found in the newest, best-appointed and
- best-maintained buildings.
-
- Scientists warn that Administratium is known to be toxic, and
- recommend plenty of fluids and bed rest after even low levels of
- exposure.
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- I also hear that the reaction of Administratium with another new element,
- TQMium, is fairly unstable. Sometimes chemical bonding occurs and a new
- improved compound is formed. Other times the reaction is more violent with
- excessive amounts of heat and darkness being generated and the Administratium
- remaining unchanged. It is believed that these differences have some
- relationship to the number of "holes" in the support provided
- by the various neutrons. Scientists are looking into them.
-
- Ian
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