Real Kryptonite Found.

[The Last Istari]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070424/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_britain_kryptonite

Discovered by Dr. Chris Stanley, apparently this new mineral has the same chemical formula as Kryptonite in the Superman comics.

What I don't get is why they're calling it "Jadarite" If it has the Exact same chemical formula as Kryptonite, then why not call it Kryptonite? :emote_huh:

Discuss.

 

[Kjiverx]

kryptonite is an element. it's agas on the right side of the periodic table. that's why.

 

[Technomancer]

I think you mean Krypton?

 

[GST_Nemisis]

sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide

just like any chemical that can be described in terms of bonds that physically exist it can be made and sustained under certain conditions even if for a fraction of a second.

this by rights is not kryptonite because kryptonite does not exist. that name of kryptonite was given to it from the planet he come from or from krypton (tho there is none in it) or something but basically this is just coincedence that this exists. i doubt very much if it is green and that it sucks peoples powers from them but its an intresting coincidence none the less.

they cant call it kryptonite because this is a missleading name that does not work with the international chemical naming standards so it cannot be used.

 

[Kjiverx]

I think you mean Krypton?

yeah. but there's still a different thing that contains krypton that's called kryptonite i think.

 

[Freakazoid]

What I don't get is why they're calling it "Jadarite" If it has the Exact same chemical formula as Kryptonite, then why not call it Kryptonite? :emote_huh:

Discuss.

The substance has been confirmed as a new mineral after tests by scientists at the Natural History Museum and the
National Research Council in Canada.

But instead of the large green crystals in Superman comics, the real thing is a white, powdery substance which contains no fluorine and is non-radioactive.

The mineral, to be named Jadarite, will go on show at the the Natural History Museum at certain times of the day on Wednesday, April 25, and Sunday, May 13

That's why.

Also, it was found near Jadar in Serbia.

 

[GST_Nemisis]

yeah. but there's still a different thing that contains krypton that's called kryptonite i think.

correct, very few things contain krypton due to its extreemly unreactive electron arangement (full outer p sub-shell) and kryptonite was probably only used in the superman comics because it sounded cool.

 

[Malufa]

Krypton is a noble gas, meaning it has full electrons in its outer shell, which is why it is so unreactive. The naming of the planet Krypton in superman is a joke with this in mind; Kryptonians were a "noble" race who were unable to "react" to their own impeding doom.

The reason it was called Kryptonite in Superman is because when the planet exploded it sent a few shards along with Kal'El into the worm hole generated for his flight. When he fell the shards also crashed to Earth as a meteorite; Krypton + meteorite= Kryptonite.

 

[Deleted member 126647]

Krypton is a noble gas, meaning it has full electrons in its outer shell, which is why it is so unreactive. The naming of the planet Krypton in superman is a joke with this in mind; Kryptonians were a "noble" race who were unable to "react" to their own impeding doom.

Interesting, I never thought of it like that. Is that a fact, or a good guess?

 

[Malufa]

That was from the memoirs of the two creators