Kryptonite is real!

[JLM]

Apparently.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6584229.stm

[abarron]

Saw this in the metro today its missing some flourine i think is said but other than that it matches the chemical properties in the Kryptonite in the museum in Superman Returns

[Zurbaran1]

Originally Posted by Dana P.

The ignorant fools. That's White Kryptonite, which is only harmful to plant life.

and Momos from New England

[CessnaDriver]

Well then, will Krypton itself be discovered soon?

[ANGRYCOMICMAN]

From the periodic table:

Name: krypton
Symbol: Kr
Atomic number: 36
Atomic weight: 83.798 (2) g m
CAS Registry ID: 7439-90-9
Group number: 18
Group name: Noble gas
Period number: 4
Block: p-block

So is this new stuff a solid form of this? It would be really cold if it were.

[Logan]

But how can they measure it with something out of a comic book?

[riderV3]

The composition is only CLOSE to Kryptonite, not the same and they don't even look the same... the "Kryptonite" they found was white powdery susbstance, not green crystal, not even close.

[Sgt Taz]

The line between collector and straight up geek runs thin here

[Brru]

Its actually not Kryptonite in a chemistry sense.

The mineral cannot be called kryptonite under international nomenclature rules because it has nothing to do with krypton - a real element in the Periodic Table that takes the form of a gas.

Basically, some writer decided that this unknown composition would suit the needs for the movie and put it under the kryptonite in the movie. The scientist looking at the sample found the match online and now they are laughing about it.

Since it bears no resemblence to Kryptonite in a chemist sort of way. That means it won't have the chemical properties that Krypton itself has. So thats why its not cold.


So really its just a new compound and some writer out there got lucky that his made up compound actually existed. Thats just awesome. Now only if we could find the real kryptonite so I can build my fortress of solitude already!

[rilynil]

Originally Posted by Sgt Taz

The line between collector and straight up geek runs thin here