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The Heaviest Element Known to Science...

Investigators at a major research institution have discovered the heaviest element known to science. This startling new discovery has been tentatively named Band Administratium ("Ba" in metric) or Tribal Administratium ("Ta" in imperial measure).

This new element has no protons or electrons, thus having an atomic number of 0. It does, however, have 1 neutron, 125 executive assistant neutrons, 75 assistant neutrons, and 111 assistant neutron-interns, giving it an atomic mass of 312. These 312 particles are held together by a force called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons.

Since it has no electrons, Band/Tribal Administratium is inert. However, it can be detected as it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact. According to the discoverers, a minute amount of Administratium causes one reaction to take over four days to complete when it would normally take less than a second. Administratium has a normal half-life of approximately three years; it does not decay but instead undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the assistant neutrons, vice neutrons, and assistant vice neutrons exchange places.

In fact, a Band/Tribal Administratium sample's mass will actually increase over time, since with each reorganization some of the morons inevitably become neutrons forming new isotopes. This characteristic of moron promotion leads some scientists to speculate that Administratium is formed whenever morons reach a certain quantity in concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as the "Critical Morass."

You will know it if you ever see it at work.

Not to be confused with B/Ta's catalyst called "panjandrum", otherwise known as Indianus Affairius (Ia).

From: michael doxtater <mgd5@cornell.edu>

I couldn't resist passing this along...please feel free as well.