Kryptonite is real?

[Katahu]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04 ... index.html

Uh oh! Looks like we're in trouble.

[Mobius]

Uh oh! Looks like we're in trouble.

Only if you're clocked in the head with it I think.

[Fozzer]

Uh oh! Looks like we're in trouble.

Only if you're clocked in the head with it I think.

..it looks a bit "pointy" to me....

..so I suppose you could be stabbed to death with it... ....?



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(And Craptomorrownite).... ...!


P.S. Note that it should always be accompanied by a 78 RPM record of Elvis's Greatest Hits. (In the background)..... ....!

[alrot]

Of course It exist, and we breath it all the time

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krypton

[jordonj]

I personally happen to think that Heavy Water is more interesting.

You can make it into Ice Cubes that sink in glasses!  It is a bit pricey to buy though...

As to whether or not it's poisonous...

Despite the fact the light water and heavy water are chemically identical, heavy water is mildly toxic. How can this be? Since heavy water is heavier than normal water, the speed of chemical reactions involving it is altered somewhat, as is the strength of some types of bonds it forms. This affects certain cellular processes, notably mitosis, or cell division, due to the difference in binding energy in the hydrogen bonds needed to make certain proteins. Mouse studies have shown that drinking only heavy water along with normal feed eventually causes degeneration of tissues that need to replenish themselves frequently, and leads to cumulative damage from injuries that don't heal as quickly. One study likens the effects to those suffered by chemotherapy patients. Heavy water toxicity manifests itself when about 50% of the water in the body has been replaced by D2O. Prolonged heavy water consumption can cause death.

Don't get any funny ideas about using heavy water as a virtually untraceable and undetectable murder weapon, though. Given its role in breeder reactors for producing weapons-grade plutonium, production and distribution of heavy water is closely monitored and controlled. Obtaining a significant amount is damn near impossible for the average Joe, and you'd need a LOT of it to kill anyone. It's also expensive--one estimate puts the price at about $300 per kilogram. Hit 'em over the head with a bottle of Poland Spring and save yourself some grief.

I just had to include that last bit!

[Mobius]

We are fragile.  Two extra neutrons could cause tissue degeneration and death....

[ozzy72]

You are so far behind me you couldn't see me with the Hubble telescope
http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2 ... 1177399118

[murjax]

I hope this doesn't become a new weapon.  ;D It's very interesting though.  ::)