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Sci-Fi Wednesday: Kryptonite
Kryptonite is real? According to BBC, and reported in many other various sources, a new mineral matching the chemistry of kryptonite as explained in Superman Returns. While this new mineral matches the description...
The real mineral is white and harmless, says Dr Chris Stanley, a mineralogist at London's Natural History Museum."I'm afraid it's not green and it doesn't glow either - although it will react to ultraviolet light by fluorescing a pinkish-orange," he told BBC News.
Of course, we still don't know how it would effect Superman...
— michael | April 25, 2007 09:30 AM | Random bits
