Superman beware ... 'Kryptonite' discovered

[muckshifter]

Kryptonite is no longer just the stuff of fiction feared by caped superheroes.

A new mineral matching its unique chemistry - as described in the film Superman Returns - has been identified in a mine in Serbia.

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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.

Instead, it will be formally named Jadarite when it is described in the European Journal of Mineralogy later this year. Jadar is the name of the place where the Serbian mine is located.

 

[cirianz]

well, I'm just glad I wear my undies under my clothes is all

 

[Abarbarian]

well, I'm just glad I wear my undies under my clothes is all

So your not a Clockwork Orange malchik then

 

[Alf]

Whoa! what are the chances that they would find a mineral with the same composition as Kryptonite?