Yttrium is one of three elements named after Ytterby in Sweden. The other two are Ytterbium and Terbium. Appearently somebody found a rock near Ytterby, and it contained 7 undiscovered elements.
Other "EQ related" elements: Thulium, which is usually found naturally in yttrium-rich minerals. Palladium, which got its name because it's so shiny (and pretty much useless on its own.)
And about nuclear bombs. They're really quite simple to make, you can find the recipe on the Internet. The problem is getting the ingredients, such as enriched uranium.
#Cragnor,
Posted:Apr 05 2002 at 12:59 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) I think some boys from the energy department are gonna want to have a little talk with you Cephany, you know just a little too much about this topic, hehe.
Nope, not for an atom bomb, it's for the second stage of a fusion bomb. It's what raises the density high enough to achieve the critical mass you need to sustain the fusion reaction throughout the plutonium core =)