24 April 2007

If Kryptonite exists.....

In the 2006 movie, Superman's enemy Lex Luthor, steals a kryptonite rock fragment from the Metropolis Museum. On the case are written the words "sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide with fluorine".

In a case of life imitating art a newly discovered mineral has been found to contain exactly the same elements as the green crystals that rob superman of his powers (apart from fluorine) . Unlike kryptonite, the mineral is white and powdery, emits no radiation and comes from Serbia rather than outer space.

So a mineral is discvered in europe that contains most, but not all, of the elements that make up a fictional mineral. It’s not much of a story really.. then again more fool me for this post!

Source: The Scotsman

2 comments:

sonia said...

The appeal of Superman has always buffled me. He's even lamer than Spiderman. Batman could beat both of them with one hand tied behind his back...

jams o donnell said...

I'd put my money on Batman too!