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"I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
- Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...
The heaviest element known to science was recently discovered by investigators at a major US research university. The element, tentatively, named "ADMINISTRATIUM", appears to be very closely related to BUREAUCRATIUM - a known deadly poison.. " "ADMINISTRATIUM" has no protons or electrons and thus has anatomic number of O. Upon initial inspection, however, it does have :
one neutron,
125 assistant neutrons,
75 vice neutrons and
111 assistant vice neutrons,
which together gives it an atomic mass of 312.
PROPERTIES
These 312 particles are held together by a force that involves the continuous exchange of meson-like particles called MORONS. It is also surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called PEONS.
PROPERTIES
Since it has no electrons, administratium is inert. However, it can be detected chemically as it impedes every reaction it comes in contact with. According to the discoverers, a minute amount of administratium causes one reaction to take over four days to complete when it would have normally occurred in less than a second. Administratium has a normal half-life of approximately THREE YEARS, at which time it does not decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in which assistant neutrons, vice neutrons and assistant vice neutrons exchange places. Some studies have shown that the atomic mass actually INCREASES after each reorganization.
OCCURRENCES
Research at other laboratories indicates that administratium occurs naturally in the atmosphere. It tends to concentrate at certain points such as government agencies, large corporations, and universities. It can usually be found in the newest, best appointed, and best maintained buildings. Scientists point out that administratium is known to be toxic at any level of concentration and can easily destroy any productive reaction where it is allowed to accumulate. Attempts are being made to determine how administratium can be controlled to prevent irreversible damage, but results to date are not promising.
And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014
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