http://www.metafilter.com/tags/112 Posts tagged with '112' at MetaFilter. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:11:37 -0800 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:11:37 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/82386/Hurfdurfium%2Danyone The periodic table will <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8093374.stm">soon have a new addition - the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superheavy_element">"super-heavy"</a> element 112. More than a decade after experiments first produced a single atom of the element, a team of German scientists has been credited with its discovery. But before it can be added to the official list of elements, they have to come up with an official name (hopefully better than its current unofficial moniker <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ununbium">Ununbium</a>).</a> tag:metafilter.com,2009:site.82386 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:11:37 -0800 112 element periodic superheavy table transuranic unSane http://www.metafilter.com/25546/Wasting%2Dthe%2Demergency%2Dservices%2Dtime <a href="http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/communications/examples_of_999_calls.asp">Communications operator</a> : "Hello police"<br> Caller: "My wife's left me two salmon sandwiches which was left over from last night... and I'm a sat in the chair here and she's out there decorating. She won't put any food on or anything for anybody, I don't know what...."<br> Communications operator: "I'm sorry but I really can't take this. It's not an emergency because your wife won't give you anything to eat." tag:metafilter.com,2003:site.25546 Sat, 03 May 2003 13:37:45 -0800 112 999 Avon Britain brokenlink constabulary emergency EmergencyServices police Somerset telephone UK Mwongozi