What is your favoritiest element?

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Hammerhead

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Supermanium FTW!
"The strongest metal known to science!...forged by him (Superman) from the heart of a mighty star!" A metallic ore designed to mimic Superman?s powers, as well as absorb red-sun light and Kryptonite radiation. "

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KeithTalent

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Einsteinium, named after my favourite scientist and has no known use, just like me :p
 

Jzero

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Originally posted by: OdiN
Zinc is by far the best element. I also like Plutonium. It's just fun to say. `How's your Plutonium?' `Fine, thank you!

*Beats OdiN severly
 

Crescent13

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Silver. Sure it isn't as expensive as gold, but it conducts heat and electricity so well, it ownz all. Plus it can't kill you like some of the other ones.
 

Braznor

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Dilithium, of course...

Oh wait...

It should be flourine, I love nasty corrosive things :)
 

Quasmo

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I like Boron, because when you inhale it it makes your voice really deep. (Never done it)
 

patentman

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Originally posted by: Crazyfool
Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: PurdueRy
Originally posted by: Crazyfool
Originally posted by: PurdueRy
Silver - most conductive
Gold is more conductive.

My choice is gold. :)

You're wrong
qft
Yeah, that's probably why high-end electrical parts are usually silver plated. :p

Actually parts aren't gold plated because gold is more conductive then silver, its because gold is much more corrosion resistant then silver.
 

neit

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I had this book when I was in middleschool, broke down the names and stories behind the names of the elements. Anyways, I have always liked Os, but right now I enjoy the positions of Ta and Nb on the table.
 

patentman

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For me its a toss up between Aluminum and Radium:

Aluminum because it has neat properties, like pH dependant solubility;

Radium because it is present in some of the natural springs in appalachia, the water from which was once marketed as "liquid sunshine." Not to mention that it gave all those female watchmakers those hot cancerous tumors of the mouth back in the day.