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pressure he is a colorless,
odorless, nonmetallic, univalent,
tasteless, highly flammable diatomic gas.
Furthermore, he is present in water,
all organic compounds,
and in all living organisms. "), 'HN1':wrap_img("N1", "I want a simple atom, but
Hydrogen seems to be taken.
So I'll be anti-Hydrogen. Outside
the box, but perfectly simple.
Good for illustrating fundamental principles,
but dislikes mundane matters."), 'H7':wrap_img("7", "Most common gas in the atmosphere,
is not very chemically active,
but is a part of many important
biological compounds."), 'H8':wrap_img("8", "Necessary for Spiderweb life,
but also necessary for
Spiderweb flames."), 'H9':wrap_img("9", "It is the most active member
in the halogen family. Flourine
is very poisonous because of its
great activity. It is so active
that it is not found free
in nature, and is very abundant.
It readily forms compounds with
most other elements. Fluorine is
used in the production of pure uranium."), 'H10':wrap_img("10", "Dikiyoba is unemotional, just
like neon is cold and inert,
and not much of a threat.
Orange is Dikiyoba's favorite color
and Dikiyoba also attracts attention
sometimes. Dikiyoba could also add
to the neon analogy by pointing out
that Dikiyoba is a loner."), 'H11':wrap_img("11", "I suppose this (Marlenny being Chlorine)
makes me sodium, because I bond
most easily and successfully with her."), 'H13':wrap_img("13", "I own a tin foil suit, and
I'm aluminum... it's extremely
reflective, flashy and found in
tacky products everywhere. It
insulates itself from the external
world using a layer of oxygen. And
it tends to cause pointless
linguistic flamewars."), 'H16':wrap_img("16", "Alone I am odorless, but if I
react with certain other elements,
I can produce a real stink.
I also tend to bond with 8 other
versions of myself but I can't come
up with a metaphor for this one.
I have an affinity for volcanoes
and other geological phenomena."), 'H17':wrap_img("17", "Marlenny is Chlorine. Because
everyone wants to bond with her.
Corrosive - you're a corrupting influence.
Poisonous - because you're smokin'.
Gaseous - ...well, no one's perfect."), 'H18':wrap_img("18", "Argon is Schrodinger. It's
the third most common gas in
the atmosphere, but is usually
forgotten with the 'Nitrogen,
Oxygen and other gasses' phrase.
It's a noble gas, so it doesn't get involved
in most chemical reactions."), 'H19':wrap_img("19", "The reason I suggested Thralni
as Potassium to go with Kel's
Sodium is because of the constant
tug-of-war those two elements have
in the brain. (They are responsible
for regulating ion channels.)"), 'H22':wrap_img("22", "It has some really unusual
physical abilities, such as diffusion
bonding and superplasticity
(okay, that's in alloy form)
and its oxide is very stable
useful in all sorts of strange ways.
Also its oxide can be called Titania,
but that is just greedy so
I won't mention it."), 'H25':wrap_img("25", "It has seven different oxidation
states, making it easy to bond
with many combinations of nonmetals
and cations. Its uses vary from pigmentation
to metallurgy to a small amount of
medicine. It has very few substitutes.
And it burns in several very pretty colors when in solution,
depending on its state."), 'H26':wrap_img("26", "Iron is easy to polish,
relatively soft when pure,
but very strong with carbon.
It alloys with nickel, manganese,
titanium, chrome, is the most important
tool metal and it can be magnetic
(cause bandwagons). Its reaction to O (Jeff)
is rather self- destructive and rusty.
I think ferrum fits you perfectly."), 'H29':wrap_img("29", "Malleable, and conductive to boot.
That, and I turn interesting
colors when I get flamed..."), 'H32':wrap_img("32", "In its pure state, this metalloid
is crystalline, brittle, and retains
its lustre in air at room temperature.
Beautiful but fragile.
The oxide form also has the unusual
property of having a high refractive
index for visible light,
but transparent to infrared light.
Invisibility anyone?"), 'H47':wrap_img("47", "Relatively low value, pliable,
shiny and a nickname for one
brand of salmon."), 'H51':wrap_img("51", "Its alchemical system resembles
the holy hand grenade and the
astrological symbol for venus upside-down.
It's opposed to solitude and possibly
the bloom of a god. Plus with it's
use in batteries, it is found in
gizmos throughout the world."), 'H54':wrap_img("54", "I'm Xenon, because it's a noble
gas that's pretty self-contained
and doesn't bond to anything,
except for in specific instances,
even though it's been around for ever.
It's atomic weight is also only
about 6 pounds under mine.
It looks good under a microscope too!"), 'H55':wrap_img("55", "I would be Francium had a
terribly undeserving young man
taken it, so I shall console myself
with Cesium, which, while not quite
as explosive, is at least found in
commercially useful quantities in nature.
And emits flame when exposed to water."), 'H74':wrap_img("74", "I'm Tungsten:
brilliant and illuminating."), 'H77':wrap_img("77", "It's very rare on earth,
but much more common on various
interstellar bodies or satellites,
and while it has several interesting properties,
they are mostly unknown due to
lack of exposure."), 'H80':wrap_img("80", "Shiny and fluid, mercury has
captivated mindsthroughout history.
All that and it's prone to
causing nerve damage!"), 'H82':wrap_img("82", "A soft metal, and not very reactive.
Yet perfect for making blunt objects
to beat people senseless with."), 'H87':wrap_img("87", "The most unstable element in the
first 101 on the Periodic Table."), 'H92':wrap_img("92", "Capable of immense amounts of energy.
Harmful to be around. Difficult
to dispose of safely. Heavy."), 'H118':wrap_img("118", "RW is obviously Ununoctium,
a mysterious element that had
not have been discovered a couple
years ago, but perhaps will have been
discovered then a few years later."), 'H3':wrap_img("3", "Lithium is greatly heat-resistant,
possessing a low coefficient of
thermal expansion and the highest
specific heat capacity of any solid element.
I don't think I've ever seen Spring mad.
The metal also has about half the
density of water meaning it can
float above most of the muck.
He loves the song, too."), 'H5':wrap_img("5", "I'm Boron. Elemental boron is used
as a dope in the semiconductor
industry. Chemically boron is
electron-deficient, possessing a vacant
p-orbital. It is an electrophile."), 'H6':wrap_img("6", "I'd like permission to dub Mariann
as Carbon on the basis that
she is as essiential to life at
Spiderweb as Jeff is. Their daughters
then can be carbonmonoxide and carbondioxide,
most likely in thier respective order
of birth, but they can trade their
molecular identities when they're
older if they like."), 'H12':wrap_img("12", "I'll take magnesium. This because
Mg=Magma. Elemental magnesium is
a fairly strong, yet light-weight metal.
It tarnishes slightly when exposed to air,
and reacts when it is submerged in water.
Milk of magnesia is commonly used
as an antacid."), 'H14':wrap_img("14", "I would wish to resemble silicon
- rarely found alone and quite inert
in compounds at first sight."), 'H15':wrap_img("15", "As for myself, I'll take phosphorus,
I burn brightly in oxygen
and help plants grow."), 'H20':wrap_img("20", "Calcium means 'lime'. Another word
for a quite sour fruit.
It is a reducing agent which means
it readily gives other elements
extra electrons (a piece of your mind)
sometimes altering their stable condition.
It can easily become a medium strength
base that reacts violently with acids
and attacks many metals in presence
of water. It is also used in the making
of cements which are extremely hard."), 'H27':wrap_img("27", "I am cobalt. Because magnetic
things are cool. Also 27 is my lucky number
- I was born on the 27 of June."), 'H30':wrap_img("30", "I'm Zinc, because I'm available
in many forms including dust,
foil, granules, powder, pieces, nanosize
activated powder, shot, and a mossy form;
and I am a bluish, pale gray."), 'H33':wrap_img("33", "I think my PDN speaks for itself.
Arsenic is extremely poisonous,
and when oxidized smells of garlic.
It has also been used to treat cancer..."), 'H35':wrap_img("35", "Bromine is unique being the
only liquid nonmetallic element
at room temperature. It is set apart
from the rest. Bromine is highly reactive
and is a powerful oxidizing agent in
the presence of water. It bonds
easily with many elements and has a
strong bleaching action.
'For His Whiteness'. It also has
a strong disagreeable odor, but that
probably comes from spending days
at a time playing
Galactic Core without break."), 'H36':wrap_img("36", "I'll take Krypton. Just for fun."), 'H37':wrap_img("37", "Im hydrogen... I react different
with everything, and Im an always
shifting guy. Hydrogen is taken,
but you can be rubidium."), 'H53':wrap_img("53", "I'd like to be Iodine, myself.
Mostly because I like the color
of Iodine gas."), 'H70':wrap_img("70", "I'll be Ytterbium."), 'H72':wrap_img("72", "Dikiyoba will nominate Zeviz
to be hafnium because hafnium is
used in nuclear control rods.
Zeviz is clearly trying to keep the
debates in this topic from going out of
control and the nuclear bit goes well with
his title."), 'H78':wrap_img("78", "For myself I would take platinum:
a precious, extensible, slowly reacting
metal, which alloys easily with
other metals. It is also a catalyst
(since I tend to trigger things involuntary,
once in a while. >_>
Cough, the Ash ban, cough)."), 'H79':wrap_img("79", "Gold is shiny on the outside,
similarily I have a flashy exterior.
However, when tested, gold melts
easily under heat, which would be
my quick to flame if flamed first,
and general short temper. What's more,
gold can be hammered out and
spread over a devent amount of space.
Similarily, even under stress of
work I can get a multitude of projects
completed. I also like to trick people
into thinking other people are me
(as when I impersonated Hawk King),
'All that glitters is not gold.'"), 'H83':wrap_img("83", "I'm not going to tell you who I am.
It's none of your Bismuth."), 'H86':wrap_img("86", "Stareye is some kind of noble gas.
I'd be Radon."), 'H95':wrap_img("95", "I am Americium, because I AM."), 'H4':wrap_img("4", "Because Dikiyoba the Great
has so ordained.
Beryllium has the highest melting point
of the light metals. It has excellent
thermal conductivity, is nonmagnetic and
resists attack by acid. It is prized for
it's rigidity in wide temperature ranges."), 'H21':wrap_img("21", "Rare, not particularly dangerous
-- perfect for a lurker like me, eh? ;-)"), 'H23':wrap_img("23", "Because Dikiyoba the Great
has so ordained.
A rare, soft and ductile element,
vanadium was originally discovered
by Andrés Manuel del Río (a Spanish-born
Mexican mineralogist) in Mexico City,
in 1801. He called it 'brown lead'...
'nuff said."), 'H24':wrap_img("24", "A lustrous, hard metal that takes
a high polish, and has a high
melting point. It's uses started small
with the tanning of leather, but
as knowledge of it's properties expanded,
so did it's uses. It is also a
catalyst and a chemical reagent having
a sufficient purity for use in
chemical analysis, chemical reactions,
and physical testing. Lack of chromium
can cause chromium deficiency,
but too much of some of its
compounds can be toxic."), 'H28':wrap_img("28", "I am Nickel. Mostly because Cobalt
is taken. And partly because I
like magnets. Nickel is also slow to
react with air, but is very
reactive in general, which is sorta odd,
because I have quite a long fuse,
but can explode with enough prompting.
While I wouldn't say that I am a
'babe magnet' I can be quite charming
and do tend to gravitate towards groups,
just as nickel is mostly found in
various compounds."), 'H31':wrap_img("31", "Because Dikiyoba the Great
has so ordained."), 'H34':wrap_img("34", "Because Dikiyoba the Great
has so ordained."), 'H38':wrap_img("38", "Because Dikiyoba the Great
has so ordained."), 'H39':wrap_img("39", "It's stable in large amounts,
but small quantities can flare up
to high temperatures."), 'H40':wrap_img("40", "Because Dikiyoba the Great
has so ordained."), 'H41':wrap_img("41", "Because Dikiyoba the Great
has so ordained."), 'H42':wrap_img("42", "I am Molybdenum
(Mo [my real name] on the periodic table).
Also, since I am Element No. 42,
I am the 'Answer to Life, the Universe, and everything'"), 'H43':wrap_img("43", "Technetium fits me because I can
usually diagnose and treat problems
with computers."), 'H44':wrap_img("44", "Element Available.
Click for Wiki article."), 'H45':wrap_img("45", "Rhodium is a hard silvery white and
durable metal that has a high
reflectance. Rhodium has both a high
melting point and a low density.
It is very hard to dissolve,
is used as a hardening agent and catalyst,
and has high corrosion resistance."), 'H46':wrap_img("46", "Because Dikiyoba the Great
has so ordained."), 'H48':wrap_img("48", "Because Dikiyoba the Great
has so ordained."), 'H49':wrap_img("49", "Just in case."), 'H50':wrap_img("50", "Stands for SyNergy, SNoopy, and tin
SNips...
And I'm shiny and malleable."), 'H52':wrap_img("52", "Element Available.
Click for Wiki article."), 'H56':wrap_img("56", "Because Dikiyoba the Great
has so ordained."), 'H57':wrap_img("57", "Lanthanum is a special element to me.
I am the 57th Archon to rule,
and it's atomic number is also 57.
Aside from that, I am soft enough
to be cut with a knife in an argument.
Also, I hate water. Hot water especially.

The Last Archon."), 'H58':wrap_img("58", "Element Available.
Click for Wiki article."), 'H59':wrap_img("59", "I like it's electron configuration."), 'H60':wrap_img("60", "Element Available.
Click for Wiki article."), 'H61':wrap_img("61", "I'll take Promethium. It does not occur
naturally on Earth, and I usually
refer to people as 'Humans', as if I
were alien. It's name is also based
on Prometheus, and I know a LOT about
Mythology (Prometheus is my favorite Greek titan).
It also glows pretty colors..."), 'H62':wrap_img("62", "Because Dikiyoba the Great
has so ordained."), 'H63':wrap_img("63", "Europium is the most reactive of the
rare earth elements; it rapidly
oxidizes in air, and resembles calcium
in its reaction with water.
Europium ignites at about 150°C to 180°C
and the metal dust presents a fire
and explosion hazard."), 'H64':wrap_img("64", "Element Available.
Click for Wiki article."), 'H65':wrap_img("65", "I'm a softie..
and can be cut with knives..@_@"), 'H66':wrap_img("66", "Because Dikiyoba the Great
has so ordained."), 'H67':wrap_img("67", "It is a substance that is highly magnetic
and used in atomic control rods.
I've always been (or like to think
I have been), a person that can
settle a dispute fairly and quickly, eg.
control the release of energy.
I collect little piles of knicknacks which
I really don't do anything with,
as a magnetic object attracts certain other
objects with little discerning between them."), 'H68':wrap_img("68", "I would totally be erbium, because the Er
looks like it stands for Erika.
XD Or Erika Redmark."), 'H69':wrap_img("69", "Element Available.
Click for Wiki article."), 'H71':wrap_img("71", "Element Available.
Click for Wiki article."), 'H73':wrap_img("73", "Virtually immune to acid of any sort,
tantalum is known for its ability
to remain unaffected by nearly any reagent.
Yet it is capable of containing
vast reserves of energy.
However, it is not without danger
- tantalum dust is highly explosive
when flamed."), 'H75':wrap_img("75", "Just in case."), 'H76':wrap_img("76", "Osmium. Even more dense, but on occasion
very bright, used for all kinds
of things, but very toxic, and if I
forget to shower even for a single day,
you really don't want to know
what I smell like."), 'H81':wrap_img("81", "It is lethally toxic, but can be applied
to a non-malicious purpose
if handled correctly."), 'H84':wrap_img("84", "I ain't got a clue how to justfiy it."), 'H85':wrap_img("85", "Because Dikiyoba the Great
has so ordained."), 'H88':wrap_img("88", "I'll take Radium. I like the colours,
and I also like the fact that
I'm extremely radioactive (I knew there
was a reason I like making
uber-powerful ruby skeletons)!"), 'H89':wrap_img("89", "Well, I don't have much of a Spiderweb
personality, so I suppose that
it's application as a neutron source
(in this case, a stream of steady,
neutral commentary) might fit me.
It's rare, which might in some
way correspond to post count. Also,
its bluish glow calls one to think
of the moon, and thus Artemis,
and thus the charecter of Actaeon."), 'H90':wrap_img("90", "Incredibly deadly when used correctly,
fatal to be around for too long
and turns black if left out in the open."), 'H91':wrap_img("91", "Due to its scarcity, high radioactivity,
and toxicity, there are currently
no uses for protactinium outside
of basic scientific research.
Protactinium-231 could possibly sustain
a nuclear chain reaction...
I love poisons and bombs."), 'H93':wrap_img("93", "Minuscule amounts of neptunium are found
as radioactive waste. Similarly,
I post with very small frequency,
and although no one has pointed this out,
I think a lot of my messages are
kind of a waste of space! Plus, neptunium
is silvery. And, uh...when I look in my
bathroom mirror at night my eyes
look a little silvery."), 'H94':wrap_img("94", "Because Dikiyoba the Great
has so ordained."), 'H96':wrap_img("96", "Because Dikiyoba the Great
has so ordained."), 'H97':wrap_img("97", "Element Available.
Click for Wiki article."), 'H98':wrap_img("98", "I'm from California, and I seem to have
few uses to people in the story."), 'H99':wrap_img("99", "Because Dikiyoba the Great
has so ordained."), 'H100':wrap_img("100", "Little is known about it, it is rare,
and it can be used to make thermonuclear
explosions, so it must have a bit of power."), 'H101':wrap_img("101", "-X- will be Mendelevium, since,
like the founder of the periodic
table of elements, Dmitri Mendeleyev,
he is the founder of
-X-'s Big Book O' Personality Classification.
-X- is also a bit too insane,
hence the atomic number 101.
-X- is named after someone who did
something incredibly important,
but is rarely recognized for doing that."), 'H102':wrap_img("102", "Why : The name, rather than properties,
with the inflection being that Thuryl
(of the SW folks that are active)
is most likely to qualify for a
Nobel award."), 'H103':wrap_img("103", "Because Dikiyoba the Great
has so ordained."), 'H104':wrap_img("104", "I nominate myself for Rutherfordium,
on the basis that in any group,
I'm one of the most stable members
of the least stable subgroup."), 'H105':wrap_img("105", "Element Available.
Click for Wiki article."), 'H106':wrap_img("106", "Element Available.
Click for Wiki article."), 'H107':wrap_img("107", "Because Dikiyoba the Great
has so ordained."), 'H108':wrap_img("108", "Element Available.
Click for Wiki article."), 'H109':wrap_img("109", "Because Dikiyoba the Great
has so ordained."), 'H110':wrap_img("110", "Element Available.
Click for Wiki article."), 'H111':wrap_img("111", "Element Available.
Click for Wiki article."), 'H112':wrap_img("112", "Ununbium is one of the superheavy elements.
Recent experiments strongly
suggest that element 112 behaves
as a typical member of group 12,
demonstrating properties consistent with
a volatile metal. I'm volatile and heavy."), 'H113':wrap_img("113", "Element Available.
Click for Wiki article."), 'H114':wrap_img("114", "Because Dikiyoba the Great
has so ordained."), 'H115':wrap_img("115", "Element Available.
Click for Wiki article."), 'H116':wrap_img("116", "Element Available.
Click for Wiki article."), 'H117':wrap_img("117", "Element Available.
Click for Wiki article."), 'HN2':wrap_img("N2", "Because Dikiyoba the Great
has so ordained."), 'H6-14':wrap_img("6-14", "Being the world's greatest pack rat and all,
I should be able to identify things."), 'HN14':wrap_img("N14", "Because Dikiyoba the Great
has so ordained."), 'HN31':wrap_img("N31", "Because Dikiyoba the Great
has so ordained."), 'HN50':wrap_img("N50", "Because Dikiyoba the Great
has so ordained."), 'H666':wrap_img("666", "Feared by many, worshiped by others,
an all-around unplesant guy."), 'H2':wrap_img("2", "He is noble, aloof, and largely inert.
He can also be inhaled for
entertainment value.") }; var myHint = new THints (HINTS_CFG, HINTS_ITEMS); function wrap (s_, b_ques) { return "
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